Whitewater station

The Whitewater Passenger Depot is a historic railway station located at 301 W. Whitewater Street in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1891 to serve the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road. Railroad architect J. T. W. Jennings designed the station with influences from Richardsonian Romanesque and High Victorian Gothic styles.[2] Passenger train service to the station ended on November 29, 1951.[3]

Whitewater
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
The depot in 2013
General information
Location301 W. Whitewater Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin 53190
History
Opened1891
ClosedNovember 29, 1951
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Lima Center
towards Madison
 Madison – Milwaukee via Waukesha Palmyra
towards Milwaukee
Whitewater Passenger Depot
Whitewater station is located in Wisconsin
Whitewater station
Whitewater station is located in the United States
Whitewater station
Coordinates42°49′54″N 88°43′58″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectJ. T. W. Jennings
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque,
High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.13000376[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 2013

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 2013.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Cartwright, Carol (May 21, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Whitewater Passenger Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2022. With https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/13000376_text
  3. Sign outside depot (Report).


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