The Fox Lake Railroad Depot is located in

Fox Lake, Wisconsin Fox Lake is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of Fox Lake. History Established in 1838, Fox Lake was the first settlement in Dodge County. The fi ...

History

The depot was built by the

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experience ...

(Milwaukee Road) in 1884, with

porte-cochère A porte-cochère (; , late 17th century, literally 'coach gateway'; plural: porte-cochères, portes-cochères) is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street or a covered porch-like ...

added in 1919. It served passengers including resort patrons until the 1950s and freight until 1970. Currently, it serves as a museum. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1978 and the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.

References

{{reflist Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Dodge County, Wisconsin

History museums in Wisconsin Museums in Dodge County, Wisconsin Former railway stations in Wisconsin Railway stations in the United States opened in 1884