Green Bay station (Chicago and North Western Railway)

The Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot is a historic building located at 200 Dousman Street in the Broadway District of downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, formerly served by the Chicago and North Western Railway. At its peak, it served trains such as the Flambeau 400 between Chicago and Ashland. The depot opened in 1899 and regular passenger service ended in 1971. The building was purchased by the Titletown Brewing company in 1996, although they moved out in 2021 .^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1] The Wisconsin Central still uses the track for freight.

Green Bay
Chicago and North Western Railroad station
General information
Location	200 Dousman Street Green Bay, Wisconsin
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1899
Closed	1971
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Big Suamico toward Ishpeming Ishpeming – Milwaukee Via Fond du Lac Green Bay Junction toward Milwaukee Terminus Green Bay – Milwaukee via Sheboygan Anston toward Ashland Ashland – Green Bay Terminus Anston toward Scott Lake Scott Lake – Green Bay
Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2016
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Location	Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Coordinates	44°31′11.64″N 88°1′2.28″W
Architect	Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	99001633[1]
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1999

The depot is on the Packers Heritage Trail and is the location of the Receiver Statue. The station was used for the Green Bay Packers' first ever road trip to Ishpeming, Michigan, and other short trips within the Midwest.^[3]

Packers Heritage Trail sign.

Aerial view of the station

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "About". Titletown Brewing. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
3. Chicago and North Western Depot. Packers Heritage Trail.

External links

• Media related to Green Bay station (C&NW) at Wikimedia Commons