{"nrhp_refnum":"76002012","name":"Santa Fe Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Washington Ave. between E. Depot and E. Adams Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brownwood","county":"Brown County","state":"TX","lat":31.71583038800003,"lon":-98.98001055799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-01-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-building railroad complex on Washington Avenue in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas: a passenger station built in 1909 and a Harvey House Restaurant and Hotel built in 1911, joined by a covered loggia. Both are brick buildings in the Prairie style, built for the Santa Fe Railroad.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the passenger station one of the few large depots remaining intact in Texas and an outstanding example of Prairie style design from the first decade of the twentieth century. It also records the Santa Fe's role in Brownwood's history, from the first passenger service in 1885 to the last passenger train in 1968. The form notes strong potential for adaptive use.","narrative":"Two brick buildings along the Santa Fe main line in Brownwood, Texas, make up this railroad complex: a passenger station finished in 1909 and a Harvey House restaurant and hotel added in 1911, connected by a covered loggia. Both use Prairie style features such as horizontal brick bands, wide bracketed eaves, hipped Spanish tile roofs and low, wide windows. The brown brick came from Kansas. The station has Romanesque arched openings and a two-story telegrapher's tower, while the Harvey House tea room has stenciled walls and English oak trim. The station is described as one of the few large depots left intact in Texas. Passenger service began in Brownwood in 1885, and at its height fifteen trains a day served the town. The last passenger train left in 1968, and freight offices closed in 1974. By the time of listing the buildings stood empty and boarded up, with a local theatre group considering reuse.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Santa Fe Railroad (design selected from several submitted by its architectural department)","architectural_style":"Prairie style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied and boarded up to prevent vandalism at the time of nomination; described as deteriorated. A local civic theatre group was negotiating to buy the buildings.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.928936-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/9714/40971407/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/76002012.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002012/44be70b936-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002012/44be70b936-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renegomezphotography","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_Railroad_Station_Brownwood.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renegomezphotography</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_Railroad_Station_Brownwood.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971407","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001190"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/brown-county/santa-fe-railroad-station-76002012/"}