{"nrhp_refnum":"92000205","name":"Abilene Street Railway Company Barn","other_names":["1048"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1037 Clinton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Abilene","county":"Taylor County","state":"TX","lat":32.46140148000006,"lon":-99.74284465799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small rectangular metal-clad industrial building at 1037 Clinton Street in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, built about 1910 to store streetcars for the Abilene Street Railway Company.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion A in the area of Transportation for its association with Abilene's local streetcar system. It is the only visible reminder of the long-abandoned streetcar network, which ran from about 1908 until 1931. It also fits the context of the railroad's role in making Abilene a wholesale and distribution center in West Texas.","narrative":"Built about 1910 at 1037 Clinton Street, this metal-clad barn in Abilene, Texas, once sheltered the city's streetcars. It is a rectangular, open-plan industrial building with a gable roof and a gable clerestory along the ridge. Square metal wall panels form a rhythmic pattern, and several are hinged to provide ventilation. Bi-parting doors hung on overhead metal tracks allowed streetcars to pass in and out. The Abilene Street Railway Company was organized by 1908 by officials of the Abilene Light and Water Company, which owned a power plant that made electric streetcars possible. The first streetcar ran that November, and the system was a source of civic pride for a city of its size. Troubled by difficulties throughout its life, it shut down in 1931, and its tracks were removed or paved over. The barn, used for storage from about 1910 to 1931, is now the only visible reminder of that system. It is vacant but in good condition and retains its integrity.","period_of_significance":"c. 1910-1931","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: industrial storage: warehouse","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Vacant and not in use, but in good condition and retaining its integrity.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.437543-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/9701/40970118/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92000205.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000205/12fe227799-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000205/12fe227799-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"MLL","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abilene_Street_Railway_Company_Barn.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MLL</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:Abilene_Street_Railway_Company_Barn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970118","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001315"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/taylor-county/abilene-street-railway-company-barn-92000205/"}