MuseumStationmaster's House Museum
Spearman · Hansford County · THC Atlas #4200000403
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Stationmaster's House Museum is a museum in Spearman, Hansford County. It is one of 16 historic sites cataloged in Hansford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 36.1973, -101.1976 near Spearman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Santa Fe Railroad Stationmaster's House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brandt Building, Brick Streets of Spearman, and Spearman.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000403. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
When Spearman was founded on a branch of the Santa Fe Railroad in 1920, this cottage was built for the railroad stationmaster, who supervised passenger and freight service, the telegraph, and the mail during the Panhandle oil and gas boom. The site now operates as the Stationmaster's House Museum and also includes the Spearman Santa Fe depot, a windmill, and a replica of an early settler building. Exhibits such as "Water, Wind and Wilderness" interpret the history of Hansford County from its Native American inhabitants and buffalo hunters onward.
Sources: spearman.orgnewschannel10.comhighplainsobservers.com
