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| ID Number |
15000874 |
| Historic Name |
SANTA FE DEPOT |
| Description of Significance |
THE SANTA FE DEPOT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH RAIL TRANSPORTATION IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND UNDER CRITERION C AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY 1930S, ART DECO, COMBINATION PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAILROAD DEPOT. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE BUILDING EXTENDS FROM 1932, WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE EXPRESS SECTION AND ELEVATED TRACK, THROUGH 1979, WHEN PASSENGER SERVICE THROUGH THE SANTA FE DEPOT WAS DISCONTINUED. ALTHOUGH LESS THAN FIFTY YEARS AGO, THE END DATE OF 1979 IS SIGNIFICANT AS THE TERMINATION OF PASSENGER SERVICE THROUGH THE SANTA FE DEPOT ALSO ENDED NINETY YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. GIVEN THE CRUCIAL ONGOING ROLE THAT RAIL TRANSPORTATION HISTORICALLY PLAYED IN OKLAHOMA CITY’S DEVELOPMENT, THE CESSION OF PASSENGER SERVICE MARKED THE END OF A SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION ERA. ACCORDINGLY, THE DEPOT MEETS CRITERIA CONSIDERATION G AS A PROPERTY POSSESSING EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
146 SOUTH E.K. GAYLORD BOULEVARD |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
33 |
| Township |
12N |
| Range |
3W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED |
| Current Function |
TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED; VACANT/NOT IN USE; COMMERCE/TRADE |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
TRANSPORTATION |
| Date Prepared |
2015 |
| Year Built |
1932 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
SANDERS, LEO, CONTRACTOR; F.M. SPENCER AND SONS, CONTRACTOR |
| Architectural Style |
ART DECO |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
STONE |
| Window Material |
METAL |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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