{"nrhp_refnum":"88001939","name":"Santa Fe-Frisco Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1100 W. Kaufman","address_restricted":false,"city":"Paris","county":"Lamar County","state":"TX","lat":33.662225068000055,"lon":-101.47053474599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1½-story brick railroad depot built in 1910 at 1100 W. Kaufman in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, with a clay tile hip roof and a campanile-like tower. Architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The depot was built to house a joint operation between the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the Paris and Great Northern (a Frisco subsidiary), an arrangement described as a rarity on both systems. Its design recalls Frisco buildings designed in St. Louis and is called exceptional among surviving Texas railroad structures. The reviewer found it eligible under criteria A and C for its architectural and historical importance in Paris's development.","narrative":"Built in 1910 at 1100 W. Kaufman in Paris, Texas, this brick railroad depot was conceived for an unusual shared operation between the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the Paris and Great Northern, a subsidiary of the Frisco line. Frisco owned the depot while Santa Fe owned most of the yard, and each railroad supplied personnel in alternating five-year periods. The building rises one and a half stories under a prominent clay tile hip roof with hip dormers and deep overhanging eaves. Cast-stone lintels top most doors and windows, and a campanile-like tower with a pyramidal roof and round-headed openings marks the structure. Its style combines Italianate and Prairie School influences and resembles Frisco buildings designed in St. Louis. Reviewers considered it an exceptional surviving Texas railroad depot, significant in architecture and transportation. Alterations include removal of the main entry doors and interior marble wainscot. The original owner objected to listing, but the City of Paris later acquired the depot and asked that the objection be lifted.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate/Prairie School influence","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Physical condition listed as good; the main entry doors and interior marble wainscot were removed. The city later acquired it and planned restoration and return to public service.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.165667-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/33/9698/40969833/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88001939.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001939/bec22e0aa9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88001939/bec22e0aa9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Ron Reiring","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris,_TX_Union_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Reiring</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:Paris,_TX_Union_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969833","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110025075"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lamar-county/santa-fe-frisco-depot-88001939/"}