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.

Location

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

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 96000939. It was listed on August 21, 1996.

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.

Nearby Historic Sites

Central Presbyterian Church
Civil War
0.2 mi
Fisk Medical Arts Building
Industrial
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

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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