Santa Fe Building
National Register of Historic Places

Santa Fe Building

Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Listed
August 21, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000939

About this property

The Santa Fe Building is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. It was completed on January 18, 1930, and had the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company. The Amarillo office of the railroad company supervised more than 5,800 miles (9,334 km) of railroads. Brennan Construction Company of Amarillo and Dallas built the building from 1928 to 1930 with an original construction cost of US$1.5 million. The building was vacant more than a decade in the 1990s, until Potter County bought it for $426,000 to gain new office spaces in 1995. It was reopened in 2000, after Potter County spent approximately $14.1 million on renovating the building.

Location

900 S. Polk St.
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
35.20444, -101.83793

Categories

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Sources

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When was Santa Fe Building listed on the National Register?

Santa Fe Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Santa Fe Building?

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

What is the period of significance for Santa Fe Building?

The period of significance for Santa Fe Building is recorded as the civil_war era.

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