National Register of Historic Places

Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot

Wheaton, Traverse County, Minnesota
Listed
August 22, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001818

About this property

The Wheaton Depot is a former train station in Wheaton, Minnesota, United States, built circa 1906 to handle both passengers and freight. It was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road for short) to replace an 1885 depot that had burned down, and remained in service until 1976. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot for having local significance in the themes of architecture and transportation. It was nominated for being a well-preserved example of an early-20th-century combination depot built on a standard design, and for being the best symbol of the railroad's crucial impact on the community. Since 1977 the depot has served as a museum operated by the Traverse County Historical Society.

Location

Wheaton, Traverse County, Minnesota
45.80474, -96.50015

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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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 August 22, 1985.

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

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