{"nrhp_refnum":"75001966","name":"Dallas Union Terminal","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"400 S. Houston St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.77565948700007,"lon":-96.80774358766118,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Dallas Union Terminal is a railroad passenger station at 400 S. Houston Street in downtown Dallas, Texas, designed by Chicago architect Jarvis Hunt in 1914 and opened to the public in October 1916.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the finest examples of Beaux-Arts Classical style in Texas, notable for its craftsmanship and detailing and for how the style was interpreted in Texas after its peak on the East and West Coasts. Its plan separated functions to improve circulation. It also represents the railroad era in Dallas, when a single union station replaced five separate depots, and the building remains largely intact.","narrative":"Dallas Union Terminal, at 400 S. Houston Street, is a railroad station designed by Chicago architect Jarvis Hunt and built from March 1914, opening to passengers on October 8, 1916. It replaced five separate depots that had served nine rail lines. The east facade follows a symmetrical five-part Beaux-Arts arrangement, with coupled Doric columns, Tiffany white enameled brick, and a granite base. Inside, a 70 by 132 foot second-floor waiting room rises 48 feet under a vaulted ceiling. Hunt's plan separated ticketing and baggage functions from the route to the train gates to ease circulation. Passenger traffic fell after World War II, and Wyatt C. Hedrick directed renovations between 1947 and 1950, including a tunnel under the tracks. Private passenger service ended in 1969. The city bought the building in 1972, and a 1974 restoration brought Amtrak and bus service. The nomination values it as one of the finest Beaux-Arts buildings in Texas that remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1914-1916 / 1947-1950","architect_builder":"Jarvis Hunt / Wyatt C. Hedrick","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts Classicism","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Dallas and occupied; restored beginning in 1974 to serve Amtrak and Surtran bus passengers, with most platform sheds and the passenger midway razed. Plans called for a hotel, shopping and entertainment redevelopment.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.542397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/9717/40971701/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/75001966.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001966/379a1a08bc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001966/379a1a08bc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"kla4067","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DallasUnionStation.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">kla4067</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DallasUnionStation.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971701","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Union_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5371609"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/dallas-union-terminal-75001966/"}