Red Wing in Goodhue County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot

Completed: 1905

Photographed by Keith L, October 24, 2011

1. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. The construction of this building began in 1904 following an agreement in which the city of Red Wing provided trackage concessions and the railroad agreed to construct this depot and donate money toward construction of Levee Park. This building was designed by the railroad company architect, J.M. Nettenstrom, in a style influenced by the neoclassical revival of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition.

Located in the Red Wing Historic Mall District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Building Acquired by the City of Red Wing
Restoration by the Red Wing Area Fund
of the Saint Paul Foundation
1990

Erected 1990.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 44° 33.975′ N, 92° 32.227′ W. Marker is in Red Wing, Minnesota, in Goodhue County. It is on Levee Street east of Broad Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Levee Street, Red Wing MN 55066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Sea Wing Disaster / Victims of the Sea Wing Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); Goodhue County Veterans Memorial

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Studebaker Park (about 700 feet away); National Newspaper Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); T.B. Sheldon Memorial Auditorium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kiwanis Stairway (approx. half a mile away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Wing.

Additional keywords. Red Wing Depot

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, October 24, 2011

2. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot and Marker

Marker is to the right of the entrance.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, October 24, 2011

3. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.