Historical Marker

Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot

Historical marker location:
200 South Main Street, Panhandle, Texas
( 200 South Main Street, in front of city hall, Panhandle.)
Marker installed: 1988

The 1920s oil boom brought increased business to this railroad town,and a new depot was built here in 1928. The structure exhibits elements of the Prairie School, Mission, and Tudor styles of architecture. Prominent features include bracketed overhangs, stepped parapets, and cast stone window surrounds. One of the last brick depots built on the company's western lines, it was last used for passenger service in 1971. It became City Hall in 1985.