Santa Fe Building (Amarillo) Explained

Santa Fe Building
Location:900 S. Polk St.
Amarillo, Texas
Coordinates:35.2044°N -101.8375°W
Locmap Relief:yes
Area:less than one acre
Builder:Brennan Construction Company
Architect:E.A. Harrison
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:August 22. 1996
Refnum:96000939
Designated Other1:RTHL
Designated Other1 Date:1996
Designated Other1 Number:4574
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The Santa Fe Building is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. It was completed on January 18, 1930 and had the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company. The Amarillo office of the railroad company supervised more than 5,800 miles (9,334 km) of railroads. Brennan Construction Company of Amarillo and Dallas built the building from 1928 to 1930 with an original construction cost of US$1.5 million.[1]

The building was vacant more than a decade in the 1990s,[2] until Potter County bought it for $426,000 to gain new office spaces in 1995. It was reopened in 2000, after Potter County spent approximately $14.1 million on renovating the building.[3]

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  1. News: Lutz, Jennifer . Renovated Santa Fe Building sparkles in debut . August 6, 2000 . Amarillo Globe-News.
  2. News: Editorial: Rail Museum gathers steam . July 31, 2006 . Amarillo Globe-News.
  3. News: Santa Fe Building opening ceremony Saturday . July 30, 2000 . Amarillo Globe-News.