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Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot

Panhandle, Carson County

Marker Text

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.

Marker Details

Address 1 South Main Street
Location Description 1 South Main Street, in front of city hall, Panhandle.
Marker # 228
Dedicated 1988
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code railroad depots; railroads; Mission (Architectural style); Tudor Revival (Architectural style); institutional buildings; Praire School (Archictectural style)
Latitude, Longitude 35.342328, -101.379777

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