Guthrie station

Picture of depot

Old Santa Fe Depot of Guthrie, built in 1903, still stands at its original site, 403 West Oklahoma Avenue. is a railway station in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The building stands empty as of January 2013, and is for sale.[1][2]

Status

This is no longer a working depot. Santa Fe Railroad ceased opeating passenger trains to Guthrie, and Amtrak does not stop here any longer. Back in the early 1900s, during the period when Guthrie as the capital of Oklahoma Territory, there were up to 40 trains stopping here every day. One of the famous Harvey House restaurants was located inside the building.

The building has been recognized as a contributing resource of the Guthrie Historic District.

Description

The Santa Fe Depot on the east side of the tracks on Guthrie's west side was constructed in 1903. It is 185 ft. long and 85 ft. wide at its widest point.It covers an area of 9,000 square feet (840 m2). Unlike most frame depots of its time, this is a red brick depot, with a two-story section at the center and one-story wings to each side. [lower-alpha 1] The station lobby was in the middle of the ground floor, and was reached by doors on both the east and west sides of the building.[3]

Track-side view of Santa Fe Station in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Courtesy Steven C. Price. June 13, 2015.
Preceding station   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe   Following station
Lawrie
toward Newton
Newton – Purcell
Seward
toward Purcell

Notes

  1. ↑ waitresses for the Harvey House lived in the second story.

References

  1. ↑ "Old Santa Fe Depot of Guthrie". Haunted Places. Retrieved 24 June 2015. As of January 2013, this 1900s train depot is no longer in operation, and stands empty and for sale.
  2. ↑ Doc Halliday (April 22, 2015). "Guthrie, Oklahoma". Marshall News Messenger. Retrieved 24 June 2015. Today, the old Santa Fe Depot in Guthrie is empty.
  3. ↑ Sutter, Ellie. "Guthrie Restoring Train Depot." The Oklahoman. March 21, 1997. Accessed January 30, 2018.

Coordinates: 35°52′39″N 97°25′47″W / 35.87750°N 97.42972°W / 35.87750; -97.42972

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