Fox Lake station (Wisconsin) explained

Fox Lake
Type:	Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
Style:	Milwaukee Road
Address:	211 East Cordelia Street, Fox Lake, Wisconsin 53933
Opened:	1884
Nrhp:	Fox Lake Railroad Depot Coordinates: 43.5611°N -88.9086°W Embed: yes Added: May 22, 1978 Refnum: 78000093

The Fox Lake Railroad Depot is located in Fox Lake, Wisconsin.^[1]

History

The depot was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) in 1884, with porte-cochère added in 1919. It served passengers including resort patrons until the 1950s and freight until 1970. Currently, it serves as a museum.^{[2] [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fox Lake Railroad Depot. LandmarkHunter.com. 2018-07-19. July 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719234043/http://landmarkhunter.com/195608-fox-lake-railroad-depot/. live.
2. Web site: Fox Lake Railroad Depot. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-08-31. July 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233338/https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI15144. live.
3. News: Anderson. Donald A.. McNulty. Mary E.. Fox Lake Railroad Depot. 2016-08-31. NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. 1977-12-20. July 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720014919/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/78000093_text. live.