National Register Listing

Santa Fe Depot

a.k.a. Norman Santa Fe Depot

Jct.of Abner Norman Dr. and Comanche St., Norman, OK

The Santa Fe Depot in Norman is significant for the role it played in the transportation history of Norman. It thereby contributed notably to the development of Norman as a trade center in south-central Oklahoma. The building is also architecturally significant as an example of a "county seat depot." Furthermore, the depot is importantly associated with the local history of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company, which founded Norman in 1872. The depot, which remains located along the railroad tracks, is the only extant building associated with this most important facet of Norman's history.

Local significance of the building:
Transportation; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.