{"nrhp_refnum":"76000482","name":"Santa Fe Passenger Depot","other_names":["Santa Fe Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2650 Tulare St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fresno","county":"Fresno County","state":"CA","lat":36.73835733900006,"lon":-119.782856332,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A California Mission style railroad depot at 2650 Tulare Street in Fresno, California, designed and built in 1899 by Santa Fe forces under engineer W.B. Storey, Jr.","why_significant":"The depot is tied to the 1896 arrival of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway (the \"Valley Road\", later part of Santa Fe), which ended Southern Pacific's monopoly in the San Joaquin Valley. It is also one of the few depots from that line still standing and in use. The nomination says its architectural significance is slight, but it represents the simple Mission style that made railroad stations local landmarks.","narrative":"Built in 1899 at 2650 Tulare Street, the Santa Fe depot in Fresno is a California Mission style railroad station. Engineer W.B. Storey, Jr., who later became president of the Santa Fe Railway System, directed its design and construction. Arches, hipped red tile roofs, a single tower and several turrets define its exterior. Additions came in 1909, 1912 and 1917, and the waiting room was remodeled in 1940. Passenger service ended in 1966, and the building now holds railroad offices, communications and electronic switching equipment, with Amtrak using a nearby structure. Its importance rests largely on history. The Valley Road, which reached Fresno in October 1896 and later became part of Santa Fe, broke Southern Pacific's monopoly on rail shipping in the San Joaquin Valley and was met with parades and celebration. Depots in many other towns on the line have been demolished, so the Fresno depot survives as a symbol of the city's growth. Its interior has been altered extensively, but the exterior still reflects the simple Mission style.","period_of_significance":"1899 to present","architect_builder":"W.B. Storey, Jr., and Santa Fe","architectural_style":"California Mission style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Passenger service ended in 1966. The building is used for railroad executive offices, communications equipment and electronic switching, while Amtrak uses a nearby building. The exterior keeps most of its Mission character; the interior has been completely covered over.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.847584-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000482.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000482/44aecb43a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000482/44aecb43a3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0725-CA-FresnoSantaFeStation.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0725-CA-FresnoSantaFeStation.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858695","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Passenger_Depot_(Fresno,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3096490"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/fresno-county/santa-fe-passenger-depot-76000482/"}