Wilton station (North Dakota)

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Wilton
Former Soo Line passenger rail station
Soo Line Depot (Wilton, ND).jpg
Soo Line Depot, c. 1914
Location1st Street N, Wilton, North Dakota 58579
History
Rebuilt1900
Services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
toward Bismarck
BismarckMax
toward
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railroad Company Depot
SOO LINE DEPOT.jpg
Depot in 2007
Wilton station (North Dakota) is located in North Dakota
Wilton station (North Dakota)
Location1st St. and McLean Ave., Wilton, North Dakota
Coordinates47°9′32″N 100°46′59″W / 47.15889°N 100.78306°W / 47.15889; -100.78306Coordinates: 47°9′32″N 100°46′59″W / 47.15889°N 100.78306°W / 47.15889; -100.78306
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
Architect
NRHP reference No.78003079[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1978

Wilton station in Wilton, North Dakota, USA, was built in 1900 by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Designed by , it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railroad Company Depot. It is also known as Soo Line Depot.[1]

According to its NRHP nomination, the station "is historically significant for its association with William Drew Washburn (1831-1912). It is architecturally distinctive for its incorporation of a pagoda-like tower within what is otherwise a conventional design for a railroad structure."[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Sainte Marie Railroad Company Depot / Soo Line Depot". National Park Service. and accompanying photos



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