Halstead Santa Fe Depot
National Register of Historic Places

Halstead Santa Fe Depot

Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
Listed
October 10, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01001094

About this property

The Halstead Station, nominated as the Halstead Santa Fe Depot, is a historic railroad depot building at 116 E. First Street in Halstead, Kansas. The depot was on the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was built in 1917 by Charles A. Fellows at a cost of $25,000, and was written in the Halstead Independent as "the most modern station that can be built... with steam heating, electric lights, toilets, sewer facilities... it is a station capable of meeting the needs of a town 10 times our size." This was the fourth depot to serve Halstead. The first depot was a two-story structure which burned down in July 1883. A temporary wooden depot served the community until May 1888, when another one-story wooden depot was constructed and served until 1917. The depot closed in the early 1970s and by 1988 was planned to be demolished. However, the Halstead Historical Society was formed that year for the specific purpose of saving the depot, and purchased the depot four years later for $5,000. After renovations, a museum opened in the depot on March 18, 1995. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 2001.

Location

116 E. First St.
Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas
38.00579, -97.50496

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Halstead Santa Fe Depot listed on the National Register?

Halstead Santa Fe Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Halstead Santa Fe Depot?

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

What is the period of significance for Halstead Santa Fe Depot?

The period of significance for Halstead Santa Fe Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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