Property Record
231A FRONT STREET
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD ENGINE |
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Reference Number: | 225970 |
Location (Address): | 231A FRONT STREET |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Milton |
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Year Built: | 1940 |
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Survey Date: | 2012 |
Historic Use: | object |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | THIS 1930S-40S ENGINE WAS USED BY THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD, THE RAIL LINE THAT LINKED WITH THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD TO FORM MILTON JUNCTION. IT SITS ON AN ABANDONED SECTION OF SIDE TRACK NEXT TO THE OLD CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN DEPOT. THE ENGINE IS LABELED A "STREAMLINER" REFLECTING ITS ROUNDED NOSE AND NARROW BODY, A DESIGN FEATURE OF RAILROAD ENGINES OF THE 1930S AND 1940S. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |