Property Record
1625 DEPOT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Central/Soo Line Railroad Depot |
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| Other Name: | Soo Line Depot |
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| Reference Number: | 70969 |
| Location (Address): | 1625 DEPOT ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Year Built: | 1918 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | CHRISTIAN MADSEN |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Large railway depot is a simple two story building which shows the influence of current styles including the Prairie School. THE DEPOT CONSISTS OF THE DEPOT BUILDING AND THE ADJACENT, LINKED, RESTAURANT/FREIGHT DEPOT BUILDING. BOTH BUILT IN 1917-1918 BY AND DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN MADSEN. STILL IN USE AS A DEPOT IN 2011. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Vol. I, Standard History of Portage County, p. 124. NELSON, WENDELL. "THE DREAM OF YEARS: A HISTORY OF THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL/SOO LINE/CANADIAN NATIONAL DEPOTS IN STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN." BANCROFT, WI, 2009. Stevens Point Daily Journal. March 17, 1917, p. 1. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |