{"nrhp_refnum":"79002951","name":"Quanah, Acme and Pacific Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 Mercer St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quanah","county":"Hardeman County","state":"TX","lat":34.28739958800003,"lon":-99.74801320199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad depot and headquarters building at 100 Mercer Street in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, built in 1909 for the Quanah, Acme, and Pacific Railroad and designed by C. H. Page and Brothers of Austin.","why_significant":"The depot is presented as a fine, highly characteristic example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with its architectural integrity virtually intact. It also represents the settlement and expansion opportunities that the railroad brought to remote Hardeman County. Its stylistic attention reflects the railroad's importance to the community.","narrative":"Built in 1909 beside the main line of the Quanah, Acme, and Pacific Railroad, this depot at 100 Mercer Street served both as a passenger station and as the railroad's headquarters. Designed by C. H. Page and Brothers of Austin, it follows a cross-axis plan with stucco walls, red tile roofs, curvilinear gables, and squared three-story towers. Inside, a two-story rotunda served as the waiting area, surrounded by the agent's office, ticket counter, freight and baggage room, and executive offices, with general offices upstairs. The building is described as an exceptional example of Spanish Colonial Revival design and as largely unaltered. It also reflects the arrival of rail service in Hardeman County, which had remained thinly settled into the 1880s. Highway construction in the 1930s reduced rail use, and the line was later considered for abandonment. The depot is now vacant, and the county historical commission plans to restore it as its headquarters with space for public activities.","period_of_significance":"1909","architect_builder":"C. H. Page and Brother","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant, with few alterations to its architectural fabric; the Hardeman County Historical Commission intends to acquire and restore it for offices and display and public space.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.31524-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/39/9722/40972239/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002951.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002951/dd6badcec7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002951/dd6badcec7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quanah,_Acme_and_Pacific_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quanah,_Acme_and_Pacific_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972239","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320013"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hardeman-county/quanah-acme-and-pacific-depot-79002951/"}