|
Frost And Granger
Frost & Granger was an American architectural partnership from 1898 to 1910 of brothers-in-law Charles Sumner Frost (1856–1931) and Alfred Hoyt Granger (1867–1939). Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, including the now-demolished Chicago and North Western Terminal, in Chicago. The firm designed several residences in Hyde Park, Illinois, and many other buildings. Several of their buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Works (attribution) include: *Chicago & North Western Station (1898), Wilmette, Illinois, demolished in the 1970s *Chicago & North Western Station (1898), Ravenswood, Illinois *Chicago & North Western Station (1899), Clybourn Junction, Illinois * Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot (1899), 202 Dousman Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed * Chicago and North Western Railway station (1899), Western Avenue and Deer Path, Lake Forest, Illinois *Chicago and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sumner Frost
Charles Sumner Frost (May 31, 1856 – December 11, 1931) was an American architect. He is best known as the architect of Navy Pier and for designing over 100 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railway. Biography Born in Lewiston, Maine, Frost was first a draftsman in Boston, and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1876. While working in Boston he worked for the firm of Peabody and Stearns from 1876 to 1881. He moved to Chicago in 1882, when he began a partnership with Henry Ives Cobb. Together, they established the firm Cobb and Frost, which was active from 1882 to 1898. After the partnership ended, he worked alone. Frost married Mary Hughitt, a daughter of Marvin Hughitt, the President of the Chicago and North Western Railroad, in 1897. On January 1, 1898, he partnered with his brother-in-law, Alfred Hoyt Granger, to form the firm of Frost and Granger. Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago And North Western Transportation Company
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s. Until 1972, when the employees purchased the company, it was named the Chicago and North Western Railway (or Chicago and North Western Railway Company). The C&NW became one of the longest railroads in the United States as a result of mergers with other railroads, such as the Chicago Great Western Railway, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and others. By 1995, track sales and abandonment had reduced the total mileage to about 5,000. The majority of the abandoned and sold lines were lightly trafficked branches in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Large line sales, such as those that resulted in the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, further helped reduce the railroad to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogilvie Transportation Center
The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center (; formerly Chicago and North Western Terminal) is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It is the terminus for the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District to Chicago's northern and western suburbs, which approach the terminal elevated above street level. It occupies the lower floors of the 500 West Madison Street building. The building occupies two square city blocks, bounded by Randolph Street and Madison Street to the north and south and by Canal Street and Clinton Street to the east and west. It is the second busiest rail station in Chicago, after nearby Chicago Union Station, the sixth-busiest railway station in North America, and the third-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic. History The 1911 station The Chicago and North Western Railway built the Chicago and North Western Terminal in 1911 to replace its Wells Street Station across the North Branch of the Chicago Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen Station (C&NW)
Aberdeen station may refer to: Australia * Aberdeen railway station, New South Wales, a railway station in Australia Canada * Aberdeen station (SkyTrain), a rapid transit station in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Hong Kong * Aberdeen station (MTR), a future rapid transit station in Hong Kong Scotland * Aberdeen bus station, bus station in Aberdeen, Scotland * Aberdeen Lifeboat Station, a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine-rescue facility * Aberdeen railway station, the current main railway station of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK * Railway stations of Aberdeen, a list of historical railway stations in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK United States * Aberdeen station (Maryland), an Amtrak and MARC station in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States * Aberdeen station (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad), a former station in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States * Aberdeen station (South Dakota), a former station in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States * Aberdeen station (Minne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Station (C&NW)
Madison station is a former railroad station in Madison, Wisconsin. The station served passenger and freight trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). Passenger service ended in 1965 and the passenger station and freight depot was bought by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and has been renovated to serve as offices. The station and freight depot are listed as contributing properties on the National Register of Historic Places East Wilson Street Historic District. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (commonly known as the Milwaukee Road) had tracks paralleling the C&NW and also had a nearby passenger station that outlasted the C&NW station as an active station by several years. History Early depots The first railroad entering Madison was the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, a predecessor of the Milwaukee Road. Their depot was established on the west side of Madison in 1854. The Chicago and North Western constructed a line to Madison in 1864 from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwood Park Station
Norwood Park station is a historic commuter railroad station along the Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially located on 6088 North Northwest Highway, but also runs parallel to Avondale Avenue near Raven Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Norwood Park is in zone C. , Norwood Park is the 131st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 365 weekday boardings. As of April 3, 2023, Norwood Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays. Norwood Park station was originally built as the "Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot" in 1907. As shown on Metra's official website, the station house looks like a private residential home. In fact, the station itself is privately owned, which is one reason it opens at 5:00 A.M. and has no specific closing time. The Norwood Park C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breda, Iowa
Breda is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. The population was 500 at the 2020 census. History Breda got its start in the year 1877, following construction of the Maple branch of the Chicago and North Western railroad through that territory. It was named after the Dutch city of Breda by a settler native to that place. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 483 people, 211 households, and 135 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 226 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races. There were 211 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antigo Depot
The Antigo Depot is a historic railroad station in Antigo, Wisconsin. The depot was designed in 1907 by Charles Sumner Frost of the architectural firm Frost & Granger Frost & Granger was an American architectural partnership from 1898 to 1910 of brothers-in-law Charles Sumner Frost (1856–1931) and Alfred Hoyt Granger (1867–1939). Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, ... in the Classical Revival style for the Chicago and North Western Railway. The two-story building also housed offices for a Chicago and North Western division headquarters. After rail service to the station ended, it was converted to apartments in 1992. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1992. References Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Neoclassical architecture in Wisconsin Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907 Former Chicago and North Western Railway st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago And North Western Depot (Reedsburg, Wisconsin)
The Chicago and North Western Depot is a former railway station in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. The station served the Chicago and North Western Railway along the Twin Cities 400 line for much of its life. It was built in 1906, and operated as a passenger station until closing in 1963. Currently, it houses the Reedsburg Chamber of Commerce and the headquarters for the 400 State Trail. The railway line, however, remains in use by Wisconsin and Southern Railroad The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is a Class II regional railroad in Southern Wisconsin and Northeastern Illinois currently operated by Watco. It operates former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chi .... References {{National Register of Historic Places Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Sauk County, Wisconsin Reedsburg Former rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zion City Station
Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Names of Jerusalem). The name is found in 2 Samuel (5:7), one of the books of the Hebrew Bible dated to before or close to the mid-6th century BCE. It originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem (Mount Zion), located to the south of Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). According to the narrative of 2 Samuel 5, Mount Zion held the Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was renamed the City of David. That specific hill ("mount") is one of the many squat hills that form Jerusalem, which also includes Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount), the Mount of Olives, etc. Over many centuries, until as recently as the Ottoman era, the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt many times in new locations, so that the particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation is a financial services company headquartered in Chicago that caters to corporations, institutional investors, and ultra high net worth individuals. Northern Trust is one of the largest banking institutions in the United States and one of the oldest banks in continuous operation. As of June 30, 2021, it had $1.5 trillion in assets under management and $15.7 trillion in assets under custody. Northern Trust Corporation is incorporated in Delaware. The company has offices in 20 US states and locations across 23 countries in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. It is ranked 486th on the Fortune 1000 as of February 2019. Current operations Asset Servicing Asset Servicing is a global provider of custodian bank, fund administration, investment operations outsourcing, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, employee benefits services, securities lending, foreign exchange market, treasury management, broke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Chicago And North Western Transportation Company")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Northern Trust")