Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot

The Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot is a former Santa Fe Railroad station located at 150 Central Valley Highway in Shafter, in the southern San Joaquin Valley within Kern County, California.[2]

Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	150 Central Valley Hwy., Shafter, California
Coordinates	35°30′18″N 119°16′35″W
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1917 (1917)
Built by	Santa Fe Railroad
Architectural style	Standard Combination Frame
NRHP reference No.	82002187[1]
Added to NRHP	January 19, 1982

History

The station was built in 1917 to serve Shafter, which was at the time a small farming community.[2]

The building's design followed the "standard combination freight depot" Number 2-A plan developed by Santa Fe Railroad engineers in 1911. The design originally included a porch supported by columns, a ticket office, a waiting room, a freight room, and a baggage room.[2]

In 1938, the porch was enclosed and became the new waiting room so the inside of the station could be used for office space, which was needed to handle increased freight service.[2]

The Santa Fe Railroad closed the station in 1978.[2]

Museum

The Santa Fe Railroad donated the station to the Shafter Historical Society in 1979 which relocated it in 1980. The station now functions as the historical society's Shafter Depot Museum.[2][3]

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 1982.[1]

See also

• Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations in Kern County, California
• California Historical Landmarks in Kern County, California
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Brewer, Christopher D. (July 2, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
3. Shafter Depot Museum

External links

• City of Shafter: Shafter Depot Museum — numerous images, and collections info.
• Photos from the NRHP nomination

Preceding station	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway			Following station
Wasco toward Oakland		Oakland – Barstow		Bakersfield toward Barstow