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New Richmond
Former Soo Line passenger rail station
Soo Line Depot New Richmond 1.jpg
The New Richmond station in May 2010.
Location 120 High Street, New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017
History
Opened 1897
Closed 1968
Rebuilt 1915
Services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Withrow
toward Portal
Main Line Cyclon
toward Chicago
Soo Line Depot
Location 120 High St.
New Richmond, Wisconsin
Built 1915
Architect Chippewa Construction Co.
Architectural style Vernacular
NRHP reference No. 88000623
Added to NRHP May 31, 1988

The Soo Line Depot is located in New Richmond, Wisconsin.

History

The depot was originally built for Wisconsin Central Railway, which would eventually merge with Soo Line Railroad. It was built to replace a previous depot, which despite having survived a major tornado in 1899, would later be destroyed in a fire. This depot was designed to be fireproof.

The depot remained active until 1968. In 1988, the depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The following year, it was listed on the State Register of Historic Places.

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