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Belleville station (Illinois Central Railroad)

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Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Location109 S. Park St.
Belleville, Wisconsin
Built1887-1888
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.16000831
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 2016

Belleville station is a historic train station in Belleville, Wisconsin.[1]

History

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Built for Illinois Central Railroad, the depot serviced both passenger and freight trains.[2] The depot stopped serving passenger trains in 1931 and freight trains in 1943. For a number of decades afterwards, the building was used by multiple parties to store grain.

Additionally, the depot has become a focal point of the Badger State Trail.[3] The trail itself is made up of the former rail line the depot served, as the pathway was acquired by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after rail operations ceased.[4]

In 2016, it was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places as the Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot.

References

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  1. ^ "Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. ^ "109 S Park St". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  3. ^ "Badger State Trail". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Basco
toward Madison
Madison – Freeport Monticello, WI
toward Freeport