{"nrhp_refnum":"91002031","name":"Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot","other_names":["Fullerton Amtrak Station"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"140 E. Santa Fe Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fullerton","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.86884523700007,"lon":-117.92204296299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-02-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Agriculture","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad passenger and freight depot at 140 East Santa Fe Avenue in Fullerton, Orange County, California, built in 1930 of reinforced concrete in the Spanish Colonial Revival style for the Santa Fe Railway.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is locally significant for its ties to the Santa Fe Railroad, which supported Fullerton's citrus economy, its oil industry and other agriculture. It is also a well-preserved example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and one of the few historic stations left in Orange County.","narrative":"Built in 1930, this reinforced concrete depot along the Santa Fe tracks in Fullerton combines a two-story center section with a flat-roofed freight terminal and a U-shaped arcaded waiting area. Its Spanish Colonial Revival details include red clay tile roofs, cast concrete brackets, wrought iron grills, parabolic arches and keyhole transoms, with Moderne touches on the trackside facade. The Santa Fe Railroad carried much of the citrus crop that anchored North Orange County's economy and also served the oil fields and other farm products. Passengers arriving from the Midwest and East, especially during World War II, often met Fullerton first at this station. Opened with a public dedication in July 1930 at a cost of $50,000, it is one of the few historic stations left in Orange County and the only one in North Orange County still serving as a station. The city bought it after demolition was proposed, and rehabilitation was planned.","period_of_significance":"1930-41","architect_builder":"Builder: Herbert, E.J.; Architect: Santa Fe Railroad Co. architect","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in heavy use as a railroad depot (Amtrak station); the city bought it after a former owner announced plans to demolish it, and a rehabilitation was planned. Second-floor offices were not in regular use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.274871-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91002031.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002031/7cf2e0a1a0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91002031/7cf2e0a1a0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Oakshade at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fullerton_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakshade at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fullerton_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860332","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108866974"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/santa-fe-railway-passenger-and-freight-depot-91002031/"}