Property Record
209 W WASHINGTON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chicago & North Western Railroad Depot |
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| Other Name: | Marathon Travel |
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| Reference Number: | 28237 |
| Location (Address): | 209 W WASHINGTON ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832018 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | G.A. Johnson |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Had inappropriate modifications to side/wings and interior but was completely restored in 1993. Chicago and North Western Depot is oldest depot in Wausau and one of two buildings remaining on Clarke Island. "Train service to sawmills here on Clarke Island began in 1880 with the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railroad. In 1892, the Chicago & North Western railroad acquired the line, and built this depot, serving passengers until the 1950s, Chinese food now. The brick building has a double-pitched hip roof with canopied extensions and exposed rafters." City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Wausau Daily Herald, 9/1/93. (B) FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, MAY-JUNE, 1995. (C) Wausau Pilot, Aug. 1, 1899. WAUSAU DAILY HERALD 6/26/1996. Wausau Daily Herald 2/10/1997. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |