The Halstead Station, nominated as the Halstead Santa Fe Depot, is a historic railroad depot building at 116 E. First Street in Halstead, Kansas. The depot was on the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was built in 1917 at a cost of $25,000, and was written in the Halstead Independent as "the most modern station that can be built... with steam heating, electric lights, toilets, sewer facilities... it is a station capable of meeting the needs of a town 10 times our size."[1]

Halstead Santa Fe Depot
Halstead station is located in Kansas
Halstead station
Halstead station is located in the United States
Halstead station
Location116 E. First Street
Halstead, Kansas
Coordinates38°00′21″N 97°30′18″W / 38.00583°N 97.50500°W / 38.00583; -97.50500
Built1917
ArchitectAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Architectural stylePrairie style
NRHP reference No.01001094[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 2001[2]

The depot closed in the early 1970s and by 1988 was planned to be demolished. However, the Halstead Historical Society was formed that year for the specific purpose of saving the depot, and purchased the depot four years later. After renovations, a museum opened in the depot on March 18, 1995.[1] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 2001.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Deon Wolfenbarger (December 1, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Burrton Main Line Newton
toward Chicago