National Register of Historic Places

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Listed
October 27, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88002079

About this property

The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Depot is a former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) depot in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The station was built in 1901 and is the only remaining building in Montevideo that was built by the railroad. The Milwaukee Road ceased passenger service to Montevideo in 1969. The depot is now the Milwaukee Road Heritage Center, a railroad museum that focuses on interpreting the history of the Milwaukee Road as it influenced Montevideo in the late 19th century through the 1980s. The Milwaukee Road Heritage Center also displays donated railroad equipment, such as a 200-ton crane, passenger and baggage cars, freight cars, a Plymouth Locomotive Works 44-ton switching locomotive, and a 600 horsepower (450 kW) diesel switcher built by Electro-Motive Division in 1939. The group has also restored a turntable that provides access to a 26-stall roundhouse.

Location

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota
44.94163, -95.72257

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Montevideo Carnegie Library
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0.3 mi
Budd, Charles H., House
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Chippewa County Bank
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0.4 mi
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1.3 mi
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When was Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot listed on the National Register?

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 27, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot?

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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