Fox Lake station (Wisconsin)
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The Fox Lake Railroad Depot is located in Fox Lake, Wisconsin.[2]
SystemFormer Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
Opened1884
LocationCordelia St. and S. College Avenue, Fox Lake, Wisconsin
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Fox Lake station in September 2012. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 211 East Cordelia Street, Fox Lake, Wisconsin 53933 | ||||||||||
| System | Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
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Fox Lake Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
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| Location | Cordelia St. and S. College Avenue, Fox Lake, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°33′40″N 88°54′31″W | ||||||||||
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1884 | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78000093[1] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 | ||||||||||
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History
The depot was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) in 1884, with porte-cochère added in 1919. It served passengers including resort patrons until the 1950s and freight until 1970. Currently, it serves as a museum.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.
