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The 1920s oil boom brought increased business to this railroad town,and a new depot was built here in 1928. The structure exhibits elements of the Prairie School, Mission, and Tudor styles of architecture. Prominent features include bracketed overhangs, stepped parapets, and cast stone window surrounds. One of the last brick depots built on the company's western lines, it was last used for passenger service in 1971. It became City Hall in 1985.
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.3413, -101.3778 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Panhandle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texan Hotel, John F. Weatherlys Family, and Oldest Bank in the Texas Panhandle.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065000228. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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