South Milwaukee Passenger Station

South Milwaukee
General information
Location1111 Milwaukee Avenue, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53172
Line(s)Kenosha Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened1855
Rebuilt1864/1865, 1885, 1893
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Cudahy
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Racine
toward Chicago
South Milwaukee Passenger Station
South Milwaukee Passenger Station is located in Wisconsin
South Milwaukee Passenger Station
South Milwaukee Passenger Station is located in the United States
South Milwaukee Passenger Station
Coordinates42°54′35″N 87°51′47″W / 42.90972°N 87.86306°W / 42.90972; -87.86306
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectCharles Sumner Frost
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.78000119[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1978

The South Milwaukee Passenger Station is a historic railroad station located at 1111 Milwaukee Ave., South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] The station was built in 1893 for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway replacing a frame depot from 1885. Architect Charles Sumner Frost designed the Romanesque station.[3] The depot, located on the east (southbound) platform, included ladies and gentlemen's waiting rooms, restrooms, a ticket office, freight office, train dispatcher's office, and two large rooms for baggage, express, and storage.

Following complaints from station agent Edwin Myers in 1947, the station was renovated. The arched porch area and several doorways were bricked in and many of the windows were boarded up with plywood.[3]

In 1971, the station closed when the line was cut back from Milwaukee to Kenosha. Amtrak soon replaced private passenger rail service in the United States.

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][4]

There are plans to restore service to South Milwaukee as part of the KRM Line.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee County Landmarks: South Milwaukee". Milwaukee County Historical Society. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Katherine E. Hundt (December 30, 1977). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: South Milwaukee Passenger Station". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2018. With one photo.
  4. ^ "South Milwaukee Passenger Station, C&NW". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 19, 2018.