Santa Fe Depot - Marietta, OK
N 33° 56.216 W 097° 07.010
14S E 674046 N 3756760
The old Santa Fe Depot in Marietta, OK stands at the corner of S Front Avenue and W Main Street, on the west side of the railroad tracks. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Waymark Code: WMMTM0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2014
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The National Park Service's registration form for this property, linked below as a secondary website, has a well-detailed narrative about the depot, and the following summary:
The Marietta Santa Fe Depot was built in 1913 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma. Replacing a circa 1887 wooden depot located on the east side of the railroad tracks, the present Santa Fe Depot is sited at the intersection of SW Front Avenue and Main Street. It is located to the west of the railroad tracks on the eastern edge of the downtown area. To the north, east, and west is scattered residential development, giving way to relatively open countryside. The 1913 depot is a single-story combination passenger and freight county seat depot built in a Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style with a red brick and stucco exterior. A low brick wall surrounds the depot on the west, north and south. The Marietta Santa Fe Depot is an outstanding example of Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival architecture that retains a high degree of integrity. The building is also significant for its role in the transportation history and development of the community.
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The document elaborates that passenger service here was discontinued in 1938, but freight shipments continued through 1970. It later served as the Love County Pioneer Museum, which has since relocated closer to the county courthouse (a few blocks west), leaving the depot empty and neglected. Amtrak passes by the depot today, but does not stop.
Street address:
101 SW Front Ave
Marietta, OK USA
73448
County / Borough / Parish: Love
Year listed: 2007
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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