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Belleville station (Illinois Central Railroad)

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United States historic place
Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Location109 S. Park St.
Belleville, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°51′30″N 89°31′59″W / 42.85835°N 89.53307°W / 42.85835; -89.53307
Built1887-1888
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.16000831
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 2016

Belleville station is a historic train station in Belleville, Wisconsin.

History

Built for Illinois Central Railroad, the depot serviced both passenger and freight trains. 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. 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.

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

References

  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
Bascotoward Madison Madison – Freeport Monticello, WItoward Freeport


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