South Milwaukee Passenger Station

South Milwaukee
Location 1111 Milwaukee Ave., South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Line(s)
  C&NW Milwaukee Division
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
History
Opened 1855
Rebuilt 1864/1865, 1885, 1893
Services
Preceding station   Chicago and North Western   Following station
toward Milwaukee
C&NW Milwaukee Division
South Milwaukee Passenger Station
Coordinates 42°54′35″N 87°51′47″W / 42.90972°N 87.86306°W / 42.90972; -87.86306Coordinates: 42°54′35″N 87°51′47″W / 42.90972°N 87.86306°W / 42.90972; -87.86306
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1893 (1893)
Architect Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 78000119[1]
Added to NRHP August 3, 1978

The South Milwaukee Passenger Station is a historic railroad station located at 1111 Milwaukee Ave., South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] The station was built in 1893 for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway replacing a frame depot from 1885. Architect Charles Sumner Frost designed the Romanesque station.[3] The depot, located on the east (southbound) platform, included ladies and gentlemen’s waiting rooms, restrooms, a ticket office, freight office, train dispatcher’s office, and two large rooms for baggage, express, and storage.

Following complaints from station agent Edwin Myers in 1947, the station was renovated. The arched porch area and several doorways were bricked in and many of the windows were boarded up with plywood.[3]

In 1971, the station closed when Amtrak replaced private passenger rail service in the United States and the line was cut back from Milwaukee to Kenosha.

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Milwaukee County Landmarks: South Milwaukee". Milwaukee County Historical Society. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Katherine E. Hundt (1977-12-30). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: South Milwaukee Passenger Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-08-09. With one photo.


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