Details for Santa Fe Depot
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439004577
Data
Marker Number | 4577 |
Atlas Number | 5439004577 |
Marker Title | Santa Fe Depot |
Index Entry | Santa Fe Depot |
Address | 1501 Jones |
City | Fort Worth |
County | Tarrant |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 656977 |
UTM Northing | 3624706 |
Subject Codes | railroad depots; railroads; Beaux Arts |
Marker Year | 1970 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 1501 Jones, Fort Worth |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built 1899. Beaux Arts design features native stone banding. When intact, north windows of painted glass depicted travel from Pony Express to steam locomotives. Visitors here have included such world figures as Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson. Depot was used by six railroad companies. As of 1970, Santa Fe served Texas with greater trackage than any other railroad, 5102 miles. |