Property Record
179 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | EVANSVILLE C& NW RR DEPOT |
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Other Name: | VFW LODGE |
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Reference Number: | 74499 |
Location (Address): | 179 E MAIN ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1912 |
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Survey Date: | 2006 |
Historic Use: | depot |
Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Agent was removed on 5/8/76. "Rail service between Evansville and Chicago was established in 1863 by the Galena and Chicago Union Rail Road. The line was completed to Madison in 1864, and acquired by the C&NW in the same year. The original wooden depot, constructed to the south of the present structure, was destroyed by fire in 1880. It was replaced by a second wooden structure in the same location. Local agitation for a more substantial depot prompted construction of the existing brick building in 1912. The wooden depot then was converted to a freight house, which has since been demolished. The depot now serves the local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Rail service continues to be supplied by the Union Pacific Railroad." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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Bibliographic References: | Vogel, The Railroad Depot in Southeastern Wisconsin, p. 13. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE: GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: CA.1989, P. 187 (PHOTO). Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |