Racine Depot

Racine
Racine Depot
General information
Location	1402 Liberty Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53404
Line(s)	Kenosha Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Closed	April 30, 1971
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Milwaukee toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Kenosha toward Chicago South Milwaukee Until 1966 toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Milwaukee Union After 1966 Terminus
Racine Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates	42°43′50″N 87°47′52″W / 42.73056°N 87.79778°W / 42.73056; -87.79778
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1902 (1902)
Architect	Frost & Granger
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	80000180[1]
Added to NRHP	October 10, 1980

The Racine Depot is a historic railroad station located at 1402 Liberty Street in Racine, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1901 for the Chicago & North Western Railway. Architects Frost & Granger designed the Georgian Revival station.^[2] The depot, located on the southbound platform, included a waiting room, restrooms, a baggage room, and a ticket office. The waiting room's decorations included oak benches, wood paneling, and a terrazzo floor. A tunnel connected the depot to the westbound platform.^[3]

The station served up to twenty-six trains each day at its peak, providing a means for Racine County's citizens to travel to and from other cities. The Twin Cities 400, an express train from Chicago to Minneapolis, began service to the station in 1935; at the time, it was the fastest train in North America. The depot also brought presidential campaign trains to Racine, and Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman all travelled through the station. In 1971, the station closed when Amtrak replaced private passenger rail service in the United States; Racine County is now served by Amtrak's Sturtevant station.^[3] There are plans to restore service to Racine station as part of a commuter line between Milwaukee and Kenosha.

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]