Franklin Street station (Wisconsin)
Franklin Street | |||||||||||||||
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| Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 501 East Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
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Milwaukee Road Depot | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 640 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
The Franklin Street station, also known as East Madison station, was a Milwaukee Road station. It was located at 501 East Wilson Street, one block west from the C&NW station. The first station on the site was built in 1869.[1][2]: 124 This was replaced with a 1886 structure in a Victorian Gothic style, to compete with the new C&NW station.[3] It served trains from Madison to Portage and Milwaukee, including the On Wisconsin.[4] The station was demolished in 1952, and all Milwaukee Road passenger service shifted to the still-standing West Madison station.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Neckar, Lance; Rankin, Katharine H. (February 1981). "West Madison Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Mollenhoff, David V. (2003). Madison, a History of the Formative Years. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299199807. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Rankin, Katherine H. (October 15, 1985). "East Wilson Street Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad". Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railways Publishing Company. June 1941. p. 964.