National Register Record for KAW CITY DEPOT

Historic Name: KAW CITY DEPOT
Current Name: SANTA FE DEPOT/ KAW CITY MUSEUM
Address: WASHUNGAH DRIVE
City: KAW CITY            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE KAW CITY DEPOT IS A SINGLE STORY WOOD SIDING CLAD EXAMPLE OF A SMALL TOWN SANTA FE DEPOT. THE BUILDING HAS A HIPPED ROOF, SUPPORTED BY DECORATIVE BRACKETS. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RETAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF INTEGRITY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOCATION. THE ORIGINAL LOCATION WAS FLOODED AS PART OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER DAM PROJECT. IN ORDER TO SAVE THE BUILDING, IT WAS MOVED TO THE SITE OF THE NEW KAW CITY IN 1972. AS SUCH, IT IS THE ONLY SURVIVING COMMERCIAL BUILDING FROM THE ORIGINAL KAW CITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 10/3/1979.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Architectural Style: UNCOLLECTED
Architect: SANTA FE RAILWAY
Year Built: 1902            Original Site: NO
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: BOB CLINE, KAW CITY OKLAHOMA, WRITTEN FOR AND PUBLISHED BY THE KAW CITY MUSUEM ASSOCIATION, KAW CITY, OKLAHOMA, 1978; MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS COLLECTED BY THE KAW CITY MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
Date Prepared: 1/1979