The Hartland Railroad Depot in Hartland, Wisconsin is a railroad depot built in 1879 for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. The depot was the third depot to be built in Hartland. The first depot was built in 1854 with the arrival of the Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad. This was replaced in 1869, but that depot fell victim to a lightning strike and burned down. Therefore, the current Italianate brick depot was built as a replacement. In 1899, the railroad decided to build a more impressive depot, and the 1879 structure was moved slightly to the west to become a freight depot. However, the 1899 depot was destroyed in a 1916 fire and replaced with another depot in 1917, which served until 1969 before being demolished.

Hartland
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
The depot in 2014
General information
Location301 Pawling Ave., Hartland, Wisconsin 53029
Coordinates43°06′01″N 88°20′57″W / 43.10028°N 88.34917°W / 43.10028; -88.34917
Line(s)Milwaukee Road
History
Opened1854
Closed1969
Rebuilt1869, 1879, 1899, 1916
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Nagawicka
towards Watertown
Suburban Service Lakeside
towards Milwaukee
Nashotah
towards Madison
Madison – Milwaukee via Watertown Pewaukee
towards Milwaukee
Hartland Railroad Depot
Hartland station is located in Wisconsin
Hartland station
Hartland station is located in the United States
Hartland station
Coordinates43°06′01″N 88°20′57″W / 43.10028°N 88.34917°W / 43.10028; -88.34917
Built1879
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.86003417
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1988

The 1879 Italianate depot is the only one of the five depots in Hartland to survive. The depot incorporated an agent's quarters, a waiting room and a freight room.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 1988.

References

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  1. ^ "Historical and Architectural Heritage Tour of Hartland Wisconsin". Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  • Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1985. On file at the National Park Service.