Belleville station (Illinois Central Railroad)

Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Location 109 S. Park St.
Belleville, Wisconsin
Built 1887-1888
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 16000831
Added to NRHP December 6. 2016

Belleville station is a historic train station in Belleville, Wisconsin.[1]

History

Built for Illinois Central Railroad, the depot serviced both passenger and freight trains.[2] The depot stopped serving passenger trains in 1931 and freight trains in 1943. For a number of decades afterwards, the building was used by multiple parties to store grain.

Additionally, the depot has become a focal point of the Badger State Trail.[3] The trail itself is made up of the former rail line the depot served, as the pathway was acquired by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after rail operations ceased.[4]

In 2016, it was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places as the Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot.

References

  1. ↑ "Bellevill Illinois Central Railroad Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. ↑ "109 S Park St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Badger State Trail". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  4. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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