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182 FOREST AVE

Historic Name:
Chicago & North Western Railway Depot

Other Name:

Reference Number:
53776

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Property Location

Location (Address)

182 FOREST AVE

County

Fond du Lac

City/Village

Fond du Lac

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1891

Additions

1916

Survey Date

1988

Historic Use

depot

Architectural Style

Romanesque Revival

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Charles Sumner Frost

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. The old Chicago and Northwestern railroad Depot is constructed of red brick and accented with rough-finished limestone. It consists of two structure attached by an overhang. There are overhangs that extend from both the north and south end walls. These large overhangs are supported by plain posts and brackets. A turret extends from the west wall of the building. The building was built in 1891 from plans prepared by Charles Sumner Frost. The passenger and freight sections were reversed and the depot expanded in 1916, also under the direction of Frost. The interior is badly vandalized but som eflooring and wainscotting is still extant in the building. For more information, see the National Register of Historic Places form. The building was listed in the National Register in 1990 as a fine example of a Richardsonian Romanesque railroad depot designed by master railroad architect Charles Sumner Frost. For more information, see the NRHP form. This depot was built in 1891 and expanded in 1916 for the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. It remained a depot until the 1970s. For more information, see the NRHP form. This building was listed in the National register in 1990 for its significance as the main depot for the important Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The C & NW railroad was the most significant line in eastern Wisconsin, and Fond du Lac was a main station. Substantial car shops for the line were operated in North Fond du Lac during the railroad's historic period. For more information, see the NRHP form.

Bibliographic References

(A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Fond du Lac Tax Rolls. (D) Michael Lempinen and Les Ross, Intensive Survey Report, Fond du Lac: City of Fond du Lac and Sundberg, Carlson and Associates, 1989.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot

National Register Listing Date

Aug 10, 1990

State Register Listing Date

Jan 23, 1990

Contributing

depot Romanesque Revival

Fond du Lac
County

Fond du Lac
Community

1890-1899
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI53776

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