Waukesha station

For other uses, see Chicago and North Western Depot.

The Chicago and North Western Depot in Waukesha, Wisconsin is a railroad depot built in 1881 and operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway. It is a 1.5-story cream brick building and was originally built for a predecessor of the C&NW.^[1] Passenger train service to the Waukesha station ended on June 16, 1957, when trains No. 601 and 620 were discontinued between Milwaukee and Madison. The final train carried just 7 passengers.^[2]

Waukesha
Former Chicago and North Western Railway station
The historic depot, now a restaurant
General information
Location	319 Williams Street, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°00′20″N 88°13′57″W
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Architect	Samuel Dodd
Architectural style	Queen Anne
History
Opened	1881
Closed	June 16, 1957
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Wales toward Madison Madison – Milwaukee New Berlin toward Milwaukee Services at adjacent Madison Street station Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Genesee Depot towards Madison Madison – Milwaukee via Waukesha Brookfield towards Milwaukee Services at Broadway station Preceding station Soo Line Following station Duplainville toward Portal Main Line Mukwonago toward Chicago
Chicago and North Western Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	319 Williams Street, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°00′20″N 88°13′57″W
Built	1881
Architect	Samuel Dodd
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	95000142
Added to NRHP	February 24, 1995

The depot now operates as a Mexican restaurant, La Estacion. Behind the building are five passenger cars, believed to have belonged to the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. These serve as extra dining space. Two boxcars and a caboose sit in the front of the depot, however their origins remain unknown. The depot is located next to a Wisconsin and Southern Railroad mainline, with a junction connecting it and the Canadian National Railway's Waukesha Subdivision just to the east. The C&NW track west of WI 164 has since been removed.^[3]

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[4]

References

1. "NRHP Inventory Nomination Form". National Park Service. 23 January 1995.
2. "Farewell to a Madison Railroad Era". Wisconsin State Journal. June 18, 1957. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
3. "Wisconsin Railroads and Harbors Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DOT. 2020.
4. "319 Williams St". Wisconsin Historical Society.

External links

• La Estacion