Santa Fe Terminal Building No. 4
Also known as: Santa Fe IV
Why it's listed
Rising nine stories on Young Street in downtown Dallas, this light buff brick and reinforced concrete building was constructed between 1923 and 1925 as the fourth unit of the Santa Fe Terminal complex. Architect Lloyd R. Whitson, with associate Frederick Cowderie-Dale, designed it with steel-sash windows and recessed brick pilasters. Trains once ran through a tunnel beneath the building, and parts of the platform and rails remain in the basement. Upper floors served as warehouse and light manufacturing space. Tenants included Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company and the U.S. Rubber Company, and J.M. Haggar, Sr. founded the Haggar Clothing Company there in 1926. The building was mostly vacant from the early 1980s until a 2009 conversion into a hotel, which kept the open floors, concrete columns, original windows and a spiral freight chute. It was listed for local significance in transportation, commerce, industry and architecture, with a period of significance from 1923 to 1961.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues local significance under Criterion A for its role in a major North Texas railroad freight facility and as the birthplace of the Haggar Clothing Company and home to other notable tenants. Under Criterion C, it is a transitional 1920s commercial high-rise visually linked to Santa Fe Terminal Buildings #1 and #2.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 11000344, listed June 8, 2011. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1033 Young St., Dallas |
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| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | June 8, 2011 |
| Reference number | 11000344 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1923-1961 |
| Architect / builder | Lloyd R. Whitson; Frederick (Todd) Cowderie-Dale |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Converted to a hotel in 2009, with the facade restored and the structure exposed on the interior. |
| Acreage | 0.8 |
| Coordinates | 32.77889, -96.80224 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 11000344.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000285
- This listing as JSON
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