Wheaton station (Minnesota)
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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[2] as the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot for having local significance in the themes of architecture and transportation.[3] 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.[4]
Wheaton | |||||||||||
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Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1201 Broadway, Wheaton, Minnesota 56296 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1906; 118 years ago (1906) | ||||||||||
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot | |||||||||||
Location | 1201 Broadway Avenue, Wheaton, Minnesota | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°48′16.5″N 96°30′0.5″W | ||||||||||
Area | Less than one acre | ||||||||||
Built | c. 1906 | ||||||||||
Architect | Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 85001818[1] | ||||||||||
Designated | August 23, 1985 | ||||||||||
Since 1977 the depot has served as a museum operated by the Traverse County Historical Society.[4]