National Register of Historic Places

Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot

Shafter, Kern County, California
Listed
January 19, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002187

About this property

The Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot is a former Santa Fe Railroad station located at 150 Central Valley Highway in Shafter, in the southern San Joaquin Valley within Kern County, California. The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad was built in the late 1890s and later became the Valley Division of the Santa Fe. The station was built in 1917 to serve Shafter, which was at the time a small farming community. The building's design followed the "standard combination freight depot" Number 2-A plan developed by Santa Fe Railroad engineers in 1911. The design originally included a porch supported by columns, a ticket office, a waiting room, a freight room, and a baggage room. In 1938, the porch was enclosed and became the new waiting room so the inside of the station could be used for office space, which was needed to handle increased freight service. The Santa Fe Railroad donated the station to the Shafter Historical Society in 1979 which relocated it in 1980. The station now functions as the historical society's Shafter Depot Museum. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 1982. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations in Kern County, California California Historical Landmarks in Kern County, California National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California City of Shafter: Shafter Depot Museum — numerous images, and collections info.

Location

150 Central Valley Hwy.
Shafter, Kern County, California
35.50504, -119.27719

Categories

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Sources

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When was Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot listed on the National Register?

Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 1982.

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Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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