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Soo Line Depot

Built in 1889 (Richardsonian Romanesque). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

From the record

“The Ashland station or Soo Line Depot in Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a brownstone building and was used by the Wisconsin Central and later by the Soo Line Railroad.”

Wikipedia article Ashland station (Soo Line), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 32 National Register listings published here for Ashland County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1889, Richardsonian Romanesque.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
  • Address. Third Ave. W, at Fourth St., Ashland, 54806
  • When was it listed? November 1988
  • Category. building
  • City. Ashland city
  • When was it built? 1889
  • Architectural style. Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 88002177 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Soo Line Depot between 1992 and 2019, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking1
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 September 2008Debris and open burning19 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 2009Debris and open burning1.3 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesJUNK FARM
3 August 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 August 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesTEZNER'S FIRE
1 August 2004Debris and open burning1.2 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 July 2001Fireworksunder an acreGreat Lakes Agency2 LANDING

Every fire recorded in Ashland County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Soo Line Depot: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ashland Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chequamegon Bay Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Ashland County

Storms near this property

30 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashland, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2011LightningAshland$80,000no account filed
July 2016Flash FloodAshland$1,000The Ashland County Sheriff Office reported nearly all roads across the city of Ashland were under water.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAshland-A photo was received showing a tree down in Ashland.
April 2023FloodAshland-Warm temperatures early in April led to rapid snowmelt of a well above normal snowpack across the region. Additionally, heavy rainfall on top of the snowpack led to additional high runoff across the county as well. Roads began to be impacted on the 11th with water overtopping low spots leading to washouts and failed culverts. Temperatures cooled during the middle of the month along with a heavy snow event the 16th into the 17th. This allowed the runoff to slow and water levels to drop. Numerous road closures were reported across the entire county due to failed culverts, washouts and gravel roads being washed away. Multiple communities issued disaster declarations due to the extent of washed out roads. Copper Falls State Park was also closed for a period due to damaged roads within the park. Damage estimates were not readily available from the county.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAshland-Tree limbs eight inches in diameter were knocked down in Ashland.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAshland-A power pole was knocked down and on fire in Ashland.
July 2016Flash FloodAshland-The Sheriff office in Ashland County reported nearly every street in the city of Ashland was under water.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindAshland-There were numerous trees down in the city of Ashland. The tree diameters ranged from 8 to 10. Some branches were thrown 100' feet away.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAshland-There was a measured 54 knot wind gust at the Ashland Marina.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAshland-There was a 54 knot wind gust measured at the Ashland Marina.
August 2014Tornado (EF0)Ashland-At least two witnesses saw a waterspout form over Chequamegon Bay and then briefly move inland as a tornado with the storms moving to the south-southwest. Pictures were taken of the waterspout. One witness described the tornado moved inland for about 10 seconds before dissipating near the median on Highway 2.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindAshland-Numerous trees were blown down.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindAshland-Numerous trees were blown down.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindAshland-Large tree branches were blown down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindAshland-Trees and powerlines were blown down by the severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2006HailAshland-The hail fell at Northland College.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindAshland-Trees were reported down county-wide.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAshland-Power lines were blown down.
July 2005Flash FloodAshland-Water running over the top of White River Dam causing flooding of nearby road.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindAshland-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Ashland area. There was also minor structural damage.
June 2018HailAshland-no account filed
July 2017HailAshland-no account filed
July 2014HailAshland-no account filed
August 2012HailAshland-no account filed
August 2010HailAshland-no account filed
May 2007HailAshland-no account filed
May 2007HailAshland-no account filed
July 2006HailAshland-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAshland-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAshland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ashland County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Security Savings Bank0.1 miles1974
West Second Street Historic District0.1 miles1984
Ashland County Courthouse0.2 miles1982
Old Ashland Post Office0.3 miles1974
Lewis C. and Caroline Wilmarth House0.3 miles2013
Fifield Place Historic District0.3 miles2023

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 88002177 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ashland CountyAll 32 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.