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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed

2007-07-18T20:23:21Z

65.116.187.126:

{{Infobox_nrhp | name =Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot, Freight House and Train Shed
| nrhp_type =
| image =051907-020-TheDepot.jpg
| caption =The Milwaukee Road depot in downtown Minneapolis as seen from Washington Avenue.
| location= [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| area =
| built =1899
| architect= Frost,Charles
| architecture= [[Renaissance Revival]], [[Italianate]]
| added = [[November 28]], [[1978]]
| governing_body = Private
| refnum=78001542 <ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
}}
The '''Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed''' (commonly referred to as the '''Milwaukee Road Depot'''), now officially named '''The Depot''', is a historic [[train station|railroad depot]] in downtown [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. The [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]] had a long history in the Minneapolis area, beginning in 1865 when a predecessor railroad, the [[Minnesota Central]], built a line from [[Mendota, Minnesota|Mendota]] to Minneapolis. The Minnesota Central also built a line from Mendota to [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] in that early era. Eventually, rail lines connected Minneapolis and St. Paul with [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] via [[Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Hofsommer">{{cite book
| last = Hofsommer
| first = Don L.
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| year = 2005
| title = Minneapolis and the Age of Railways
| publisher = University of Minnesota Press
| location = Minneapolis, MN
| id = ISBN 0-8166-4501-9
}}
</ref>

The freight house and the first depot were built in 1879 with an [[Italianate]] architectural style.<ref name="nord">{{cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3}}</ref> The first depot was razed after a new facility, with [[Renaissance Revival]] architecture, was built in 1899.<ref name="thedepot">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/newSite/history.asp|title=History of the Depot|refdate=2007-01-13}}</ref><ref name="Hofsommer"/> Originally, the facility's most distinguishing feature, the clock tower, was pinnacled and modeled after the [[Giralda]] in [[Seville, Spain]]; high winds destroyed the pinnacle in 1941 and the tower has since had a flat top.<ref name=Millett>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=pg. 66}}</ref>

The freight house served a large percentage of [[less-than-carload]] freight arriving and departing from the Minneapolis area. Passenger traffic was also significant. In 1916, 15 passenger trains per day used the depot, including the flagship ''[[Hiawatha (passenger train)|Hiawatha]]''. Rail yard facilities just south of downtown, on Hiawatha Avenue north of Lake Street, serviced the trains.<ref name="Hofsommer"/> By 1920, the peak of activity, 29 trains per day used the depot.<ref name="thedepot"/>

As passenger rail traffic decreased across the nation and freight facilities were consolidated elsewhere, the Minneapolis depot steadily lost traffic. The depot was closed in 1971 and stood vacant for many years as various redevelopment and reuse plans fizzled.<ref name=Millett>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=pg. 66}}</ref> In 1978, the depot and freight house were placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. In 1998, CSM Corporation began a project to reuse the depot, including a [[Renaissance Hotel]] and [[Residence Inn by Marriott]] hotels, an indoor [[water park]], and an enclosed outdoor [[ice skating]] rink located in the former trainshed. The project was completed in 2001.<ref name="thedepot"/>

==Other train depots in the Twin Cities==
*[[Midway (Amtrak station)]] - The current passenger station serving the Twin Cities
*[[Saint Paul Union Depot]] - Former St. Paul passenger train destination
*[[Chicago Great Western Railway]] Station on south Washington Avenue
*[[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]] Station on north 5th street
*[[Minneapolis Great Northern Depot]] - Former Minneapolis destination for Chicago and Northwestern, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific passenger trains

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/ The Depot website]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Registered Historic Places in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Hotels in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Water parks in the United States]]
[[Category:Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed

2007-07-18T20:22:41Z

65.116.187.126:

{{Infobox_nrhp | name =Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot, Freight House and Train Shed
| nrhp_type =
| image =051907-020-TheDepot.jpg
| caption =The Milwaukee Road depot in downtown Minneapolis as seen from Washington Avenue.
| location= [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| area =
| built =1899
| architect= Frost,Charles
| architecture= [[Renaissance Revival]], [[Italianate]]
| added = [[November 28]], [[1978]]
| governing_body = Private
| refnum=78001542 <ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
}}
The '''Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed''' (commonly referred to as the '''Milwaukee Road Depot'''), now officially named '''The Depot''', is a historic [[train station|railroad depot]] in downtown [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. The [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]] had a long history in the Minneapolis area, beginning in 1865 when a predecessor railroad, the [[Minnesota Central]], built a line from [[Mendota, Minnesota|Mendota]] to Minneapolis. The Minnesota Central also built a line from Mendota to [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] in that early era. Eventually, rail lines connected Minneapolis and St. Paul with [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] via [[Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Hofsommer">{{cite book
| last = Hofsommer
| first = Don L.
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| year = 2005
| title = Minneapolis and the Age of Railways
| publisher = University of Minnesota Press
| location = Minneapolis, MN
| id = ISBN 0-8166-4501-9
}}
</ref>

The freight house and the first depot were built in 1879 with an [[Italianate]] architectural style.<ref name="nord">{{cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3}}</ref> The first depot was razed after a new facility, with [[Renaissance Revival]] architecture, was built in 1899.<ref name="thedepot">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/newSite/history.asp|title=History of the Depot|refdate=2007-01-13}}</ref><ref name="Hofsommer"/> Originally, the facility's most distinguishing feature, the clock tower, was pinnacled and modeled after the [[Giralda]] in [[Seville, Spain]]; high winds destroyed the pinnacle in 1941 and the tower has since had a flat top.<ref name=Millett>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=pg. 66}}</ref>

The freight house served a large percentage of [[less-than-carload]] freight arriving and departing from the Minneapolis area. Passenger traffic was also significant. In 1916, 15 passenger trains per day used the depot, including the flagship ''[[Hiawatha (passenger train)|Hiawatha]]''. Rail yard facilities just south of downtown, on Hiawatha Avenue north of Lake Street, serviced the trains.<ref name="Hofsommer"/> By 1920, the peak of activity, 29 trains per day used the depot.<ref name="thedepot"/>

As passenger rail traffic decreased across the nation and freight facilities were consolidated elsewhere, the Minneapolis depot steadily lost traffic. The depot was closed in 1971 and stood vacant for many years as various redevelopment and reuse plans fizzled.<ref name=Millett>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=pg. 66}}</ref> In 1978, the depot and freight house were placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. In 1998, CSM Corporation began a project to reuse the depot, including [[Renaissance Hotel]] and [[Residence Inn by Marriott]] hotels, an indoor [[water park]], and an enclosed outdoor [[ice skating]] rink located in the former trainshed. The project was completed in 2001.<ref name="thedepot"/>

==Other train depots in the Twin Cities==
*[[Midway (Amtrak station)]] - The current passenger station serving the Twin Cities
*[[Saint Paul Union Depot]] - Former St. Paul passenger train destination
*[[Chicago Great Western Railway]] Station on south Washington Avenue
*[[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]] Station on north 5th street
*[[Minneapolis Great Northern Depot]] - Former Minneapolis destination for Chicago and Northwestern, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific passenger trains

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/ The Depot website]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Registered Historic Places in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Hotels in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Water parks in the United States]]
[[Category:Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed

2007-07-18T20:21:53Z

65.116.187.126:

{{Infobox_nrhp | name =Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot, Freight House and Train Shed
| nrhp_type =
| image =051907-020-TheDepot.jpg
| caption =The Milwaukee Road depot in downtown Minneapolis as seen from Washington Avenue.
| location= [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| area =
| built =1899
| architect= Frost,Charles
| architecture= [[Renaissance Revival]], [[Italianate]]
| added = [[November 28]], [[1978]]
| governing_body = Private
| refnum=78001542 <ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
}}
The '''Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot Freight House and Train Shed''' (commonly referred to as the '''Milwaukee Road Depot'''), now officially named '''The Depot''', is a historic [[train station|railroad depot]] in downtown [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. The [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]] had a long history in the Minneapolis area, beginning in 1865 when a predecessor railroad, the [[Minnesota Central]], built a line from [[Mendota, Minnesota|Mendota]] to Minneapolis. The Minnesota Central also built a line from Mendota to [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] in that early era. Eventually, rail lines connected Minneapolis and St. Paul with [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] via [[Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Hofsommer">{{cite book
| last = Hofsommer
| first = Don L.
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| year = 2005
| title = Minneapolis and the Age of Railways
| publisher = University of Minnesota Press
| location = Minneapolis, MN
| id = ISBN 0-8166-4501-9
}}
</ref>

The freight house and the first depot were built in 1879 with an [[Italianate]] architectural style.<ref name="nord">{{cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|date=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3}}</ref> The first depot was razed after a new facility, with [[Renaissance Revival]] architecture, was built in 1899.<ref name="thedepot">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/newSite/history.asp|title=History of the Depot|refdate=2007-01-13}}</ref><ref name="Hofsommer"/> Originally, the facility's most distinguishing feature, the clock tower, was pinnacled and modeled after the [[Giralda]] in [[Seville, Spain]]; high winds destroyed the pinnacle in 1941 and the tower has since had a flat top.<ref name=Millett>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=pg. 66}}</ref>

The freight house served a large percentage of [[less-than-carload]] freight arriving and departing from the Minneapolis area. Passenger traffic was also significant. In 1916, 15 passenger trains per day used the depot, including the flagship ''[[Hiawatha (passenger train)|Hiawatha]]''. Rail yard facilities just south of downtown, on Hiawatha Avenue north of Lake Street, serviced the trains.<ref name="Hofsommer"/> By 1920, the peak of activity, 29 trains per day used the depot.<ref name="thedepot"/>

As passenger rail traffic decreased across the nation and freight facilities were consolidated elsewhere, the Minneapolis depot steadily lost traffic. The depot was closed in 1971 and stood vacant for many years as various redevelopment and reuse plans fizzled.<ref name=Millett>{{cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society|Minnesota Historical Society Press]] |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=pg. 66}}</ref> In 1978, the depot and freight house were placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. In 1998, CSM Corporation began a project to reuse the depot, including [[Renaissance by Marriott]] and [[Residence Inn by Marriott]] hotels, an indoor [[water park]], and an enclosed outdoor [[ice skating]] rink located in the former trainshed. The project was completed in 2001.<ref name="thedepot"/>

==Other train depots in the Twin Cities==
*[[Midway (Amtrak station)]] - The current passenger station serving the Twin Cities
*[[Saint Paul Union Depot]] - Former St. Paul passenger train destination
*[[Chicago Great Western Railway]] Station on south Washington Avenue
*[[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]] Station on north 5th street
*[[Minneapolis Great Northern Depot]] - Former Minneapolis destination for Chicago and Northwestern, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific passenger trains

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/ The Depot website]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Registered Historic Places in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Hotels in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Water parks in the United States]]
[[Category:Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]