{"nrhp_refnum":"97000478","name":"Santa Fe Terminal Buildings No.1 and No. 2","other_names":["Santa Fe Office Building and Warehouse No. 2"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1114 Commerce St. and 1118 Jackson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.79682775100002,"lon":-96.80124468599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two linked downtown Dallas buildings at 1114 Commerce Street and 1118 Jackson Street: a 20-story office building (Building #1) and a 10-story warehouse (Building #2), built in 1924-25 for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway as part of a four-building terminal complex.","why_significant":"The complex was one of the more ambitious Texas building projects of the 1920s. It centralized the railway's transfer and warehousing operations downtown and used underground rail tunnels to remove surface tracks. It is also a transitional example of Dallas high-rise design, combining Mission, Classical Revival, Moderne and Chicago influences.","narrative":"Two tall tan-brick buildings on adjacent blocks of downtown Dallas, a 20-story office tower and a 10-story warehouse, were built in 1924-25 as the core of the Santa Fe railway's terminal complex. Architects Lloyd R. Whitson and F. Cowderie Dale designed the group, which was linked by a large underground tunnel carrying rail cars from the railway's freight yard. The project, costing more than $5,000,000, centralized freight transfer and warehousing and helped remove surface tracks that hindered downtown traffic. The office building housed railroad offices and leased space for national companies, while the warehouse held showrooms and storage for wholesalers. A private University Club occupied a penthouse atop the warehouse. In 1942 the federal government took over the office building for Army use during World War II. Two other buildings of the original four have been lost or isolated. The design blends Mission, Classical Revival, Moderne and Chicago influences, marking a transition in Dallas high-rise architecture. The buildings were listed for their railroad and architectural importance.","period_of_significance":"1924-1942","architect_builder":"Whitson, Lloyd R.; Dale, F. Cowderie","architectural_style":"Mixed: Classical Revival; Mission; Chicago; Moderne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Building #1 is in good condition with an altered interior; Warehouse No. 2 is in fair condition and its former University Club penthouse is deteriorated. Current functions are listed as government office and vacant/not in use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.244473-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/9717/40971703/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/97000478.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000478/c23b56bdfd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000478/c23b56bdfd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"austrini","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santafeold.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">austrini</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:Santafeold.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971703","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Terminal_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7419567"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/santa-fe-terminal-buildings-no-1-and-no-2-97000478/"}