Santa Fe Railway Freight Depot
Also known as: Orient Freight Depot
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Why it's listed
Built in 1909-10 by the Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railroad, this freight depot at 700 S. Chadbourne in San Angelo combines a two-story red brick office section with a long one-story frame storage section. The office block is a simple gabled structure with boxed eaves, an offset entry with transom, two-over-two double-hung windows, and cast stone sills and lintels. A wooden loading dock runs the length of the storage portion, and its 20 bays have since been filled in with drop siding. The brick section is in good condition, while the frame section is in poor condition. The depot was designed to match the passenger station located several hundred yards down the track, sharing its brick and stone detailing. Reviewers found it significant for its architecture and its history. It shows how important the railroad was to San Angelo and how the city served as a regional retail and wholesale distribution center. The Santa Fe Railway used it after 1928.
Significance in brief: The depot was built to match the nearby Passenger Station with similar brick and stone detailing. It is evidence of the importance of the railroad to San Angelo and of the city's role as a regional retail and wholesale distribution center. The reviewer found it architecturally and historically significant under criteria A and C.
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 88002562, listed November 27, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 700 S. Chadbourne, San Angelo |
|---|---|
| County | Tom Green County |
| Listed | November 27, 1989 |
| Reference number | 88002562 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Unknown (built by the Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railroad) |
| Architectural style | Vernacular warehouse |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The brick portion is in good condition and the frame storage section is in poor condition. The surroundings are described as a declining area. The Santa Fe Railway used the building after 1928. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.45468, -100.43422 (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 88002562.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001357
- This listing as JSON
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