Property Record
418 RAILROAD STREET
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD DEPOT |
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| Other Name: | NEW GLARUS VISITOR'S CENTER & CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
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| Reference Number: | 66744 |
| Location (Address): | 418 RAILROAD STREET |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | New Glarus |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | J.E. Nettenstrom |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad Depot |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/6/2000 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/22/1999 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS RAILROAD CONNECTED NEW GLARUS WITH ALBANY AND BROADHEAD. This two story astylistic utilitarian office features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a clapboard exterior, a wood trim, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. No basement exists in the architectural design. SUGAR RIVER TRAIL: The Sugar River Trail is a multi-use recreational trail with primary emphasis on bicycling and secondary emphasis on hiking, nature lore, and winter sports. The trail headquarter is located at the northern terminus of the trail in New Glarus, on Highways 39/69. (See Bib. Ref. L). The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line was constructed in the 1880s to service agriculture and small industry of the area. When business became unfeasible, the railroad abandoned the line and on July 27, 1972, it became the Sugar River Trail, a 23-mile-long, 278.92-acres hiking and biking facility in this south central part of Wisconsin. (See Bib. Ref. L). 2006- "The headquarters for this railroad from 1887 to 1972, it served as a commerce link as well as a communication link for the community. When abandoned it became the headquarters for the Sugar River State Trail (the second trail of this nature created in WI). It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on 6 April 2000 as well as the State Register of Historic Places." -"Historic Landmarks of New Glarus", Historical Preservation Commission of New Glarus, prepared by Amanda Crary, 2006. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. NEW GLARUS, WISCONSIN. MIRROR OF SWITZERLAND. TSCHUDY, 1965. B. VOGEL, THE RAILROAD DEPOT IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN, P. 24. C. NEW GLARUS POST 6/12/1996. D. CAPITAL TIMES 8/26/1996. E. NEW GLARUS POST 6/19/1996. F. NEW GLARUS POST 8/21/1996. G. NEW GLARUS POST 6/5/1996. H. NEW GLARUS POST 6/26/1996. I. NEW GLARUS POST 7/10/1996. K. New Glarus Post 12/4/1996. New Glarus-Monticello Post Messenger 5/17/2000. New Glarus-Monticello Post Messenger 8/2/2000. New Glarus-Monticello Post Messenger 1/24/2001. A Walking tour of Historic New Glarus, Wisconsin, ca. 1995. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |