Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 74001671
Historic Name SANTA FE DEPOT & READING ROOM
Description of Significance BUILT IN 1910,THIS DEPOT PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE INAUGURATION OF THE NATION'S FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.THE ONE-ROOM RED BRICK DEPOT SITS NEXT TO ONE OF THE FAMOUS HARVEY HOUSES, NOW THE READING ROOM. YOUNG AIRLINES, ONE FOUNDED BY CHARLES LINDBERGH, LANDED PASSENGERS AT THE WYNOKA AIRPORT AND TRANSPORTED THEM TO THE SANTA FE DEPOT WHERE THEY CAUGHT TRAINS TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS. LISTED ON NATIONAL REGISTER 6/20/74
Current Name SAME
Address SANTA FE TRACKS
City WAYNOKA
County WOODS
Lot
Block 10
Current Section 2
Township 24N
Range 16W
Type BUILDING
Historic Function RAIL
Current Function MUSEUM
Area Significance 1 ARCHITECTURE
Area Significance 2 TRANSPORTATION
Date Prepared 1974
Year Built 1910
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder
Architectural Style
Roof Material
Wall Material BRICK
Window Material
Door Material
Decorative Details EXPOSED BEAMS, LEADED GLASS TRANSOMS AND POLISHED WOODWORK,
Condition EXCELLENT
Comments THOUGH UTILIZATION OF THE SPACE HAS CHANGED, THE BUILDING REMAINS ESSENTIALLY UNALTERED.
Restricted N