Ashland station (Soo Line)

Ashland
Former Soo Line passenger rail station
Soo Line Depot in Ashland
General information
Location320 Depot Dr, Ashland, Wisconsin 54806
History
Opened1889
ClosedJanuary 6, 1959
Services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Terminus Spencer – Ashland Marengo
toward Spencer
Soo Line Depot
Ashland station (Soo Line) is located in Wisconsin
Ashland station (Soo Line)
Ashland station (Soo Line) is located in the United States
Ashland station (Soo Line)
Location3rd Ave., W., at 4th St., Ashland, Wisconsin
Coordinates46°35′20″N 90°53′03″W / 46.58889°N 90.88417°W / 46.58889; -90.88417
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
ArchitectWisconsin Central Railroad
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.88002177[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

The Ashland station or Soo Line Depot in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a brownstone building and was used by the Wisconsin Central and later by the Soo Line Railroad.[2][3]

Passenger train service to the Soo Line Depot ended on January 6, 1959, when trains 117 and 118 were discontinued from Ashland to Spencer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Manthei, Sharon (September 23, 2004). "Ashland's Soo Line Depot remains a link to the past". Ashland Daily Press. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  3. ^ Mathis, Gregory R.; Saleh Van Erem. "Preserving Wisconsin's Civic Legacy - A Guide to Rehabilitating and Reusing Local Government Properties" (PDF). National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "Soo Line Railroad discontinuing passenger train service on Ashland-Spencer line". Iron County Miner. January 9, 1959. Retrieved October 13, 2022.


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