WISCONSIN AVE AND R.R. TRACKS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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WISCONSIN AVE AND R.R. TRACKS

Architecture and History Inventory
WISCONSIN AVE AND R.R. TRACKS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:C.M. & ST. PAUL DEPOT
Other Name:Depot Heritage Museum
Contributing:
Reference Number:29830
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):WISCONSIN AVE AND R.R. TRACKS
County:Grant
City:Boscobel
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1857
Additions: 1944
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:depot
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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. NORTH PART OF BUILDING HAS A NEW BRICK VENEER. "RESTORED" SPRING OF 1992. THE BOSCOBEL STATION CONSISTS OF ONE SECTION CONSTRUCTED C.1870 AND AN ADDITON DATING FROM THE 1940S (TO THE EAST). THE OLDER SECTION IS TIMBER FRAMED WITH A BRICK VENEER WHICH WAS SPALLING OFF IN THE 1980S. THE WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS RETAIN BRACKETS AND OPEN EAVES; THE NORTH FACE HAS BEEN REMODELED WITH THE EAVES BOXED. A CIRCULAR WINDOW OPENING REMAINS IN THE WEST GABLE END. THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD STATION IS HISTORICALLY INTERISTING BECAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LINE IN 1856-1857 CREATED THE CITY, AND THE RESULTANT TRADE AND SHIPPING OPPROTUNITIES SUSTAINED IT.
Bibliographic References:BOSCOBEL DIAL 8/4/1994. A. SANBORN PERRIS MAP OF BOSCOBEL 1884. B. ORIGINAL STATION (1857) BURNED IN 1870, GRANT COUNTY HISTORY 1881. Platteville Journal 5/19/2004.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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