424 FRONT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

424 FRONT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
424 FRONT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha RR Depot
Other Name:Railroad Memories Museum
Contributing:
Reference Number:18133
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):424 FRONT ST
County:Washburn
City:Spooner
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1902
Additions:
Survey Date:1977
Historic Use:depot
Architectural Style:Craftsman
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:
WIDE OVERHANGING EAVES EXTEND OVER PORCH. LARGE CRAFTSMAN ROOF BRACKETS AND SUPPORTS. 3/2 WINDOWS. TRANSOMED DOOR. OLD PHOTO SHOWING ORIGINAL, LARGER DEPOT & ADJACENT HOTEL. OLD PHOTO OF DEPOT RESTAURANT, KNOWN AS THE "BEANERY". MASSIVE, TALL BRICK CHIMNEY.

This is claimed to be the only Chicago and Northwestern Railroad depot of its type in Wisconsin.

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, Divison of Historic Preservation.
Bibliographic References:HAYWARD SAWYER CO. RECORD 5/29/1996. Spooner Advocate 5/29/1997. Cumberland Advocate 4/9/1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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