Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot - Shafter, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The station was built in 1917 to serve Shafter, which was at the time a small farming community.

The building's design followed the "standard combination freight depot" Number 2-A plan developed by Santa Fe Railroad engineers in 1911. The design originally included a porch supported by columns, a ticket office, a waiting room, a freight room, and a baggage room.

In 1938, the porch was enclosed and became the new waiting room so the inside of the station could be used for office space, which was needed to handle increased freight service.

The Santa Fe Railroad closed the station in 1978." (visit link)

Street address: 150 Central Valley Hwy Shafter, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Kern Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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