Menominee station
Menominee | |||||||||||
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Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 219 West Fourth Avenue, Menominee, Michigan 49858 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1903 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1927 | ||||||||||
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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Station | |||||||||||
Location | 219 West Fourth Ave., Menominee, Michigan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°6′3″N 87°36′9″W / 45.10083°N 87.60250°W | ||||||||||
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) | ||||||||||
Built | 1903 | ||||||||||
Architect | J. U. Nettenstrom | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 82002852[1] | ||||||||||
Significant dates | |||||||||||
Added to NRHP | April 22, 1982 | ||||||||||
Designated MSHS | November 11, 1977[2] |
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Station, also known as the Milwaukee Road Depot[3] is a railroad depot located at 219 West Fourth Avenue in Menominee, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977.[2]
History
A rail service was originally extended to Menominee to serve the logging industry.
The Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad continued their Menominee freight service to 1938 after which their portion of the 3 railroads in town was removed.[6]
In 1979, a private partnership, Depot Enterprises, purchased the building.[2] As of 2012, the building is for sale.[3]
Description
The current Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Depot, built in 1903 is a single story frame structure clad with
The original depot here was built in 1885 was destroyed in a fire October 24, 1903[7] and was to be repurposed as the freight house.[8] This depot was located on 3rd Street. Measuring at 20' by 80' it had a hipped roof, wide overhanging eaves and a covered passenger waiting platform at the end of the station.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Station". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Menominee Depot". Net Effect Studios. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ "New St. Paul Depot Plans". Menominee Daily Herald. June 12, 1903.
- ^ Staff Writer (December 7, 1903). "Moved Into New St. Paul Depot Today". Daily leader. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ City of Menominee Centennial Corporation. "The City of Menominee Michigan 1883-1983". Scribd. City of Menominee. p. 262. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Menominee's Milwaukee Road Depot Destroyed By Fire" (PDF). THE DAILY EAGLE-STAR. October 24, 1903. p. 46. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Staff Writer (September 3, 1903). "Work on the new depot". Daily Leader. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Berry, Dale. "Station: Menominee, MI". www.michiganrailroads.com. michiganrailroads.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Staff Writer (September 24, 1903). "To Remodel Freight Depot". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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