National Register Record for SANTA FE DEPOT

Historic Name: SANTA FE DEPOT
Current Name: DRUMRIGHT OIL MUSEUM
Address: BROADWAY AND HARLEY STREETS
City: DRUMRIGHT            County: CREEK
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE SANTA FE DEPOT IN DRUMRIGHT PROVIDED RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT PASSENGER AND EQUIPMENT SERVICE TO THE CUSHING OIL FIELD BEGINNING IN 1916. EVEN AFTER THE OIL BOOM, THE DEPOT CONTINUED TO SERVE THE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF DRUMRIGHT FOR MANY YEARS. PASSENGER SERVICE ENDED IN 1946 AND FREIGHT SERVICE ENDED IN 1964. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 4/2/1981.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: TRANSPORTATION
Area of Significance 2:
Architectural Style: NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1915            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: LLOYD, HEATHER M. "OKLAHOMA'S CUSHING OIL FIELD," MA THESIS, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1976; OFFICE OF SANTA FE RAILROAD - PERSONNEL CORRESPONDANCE JUNE 1980
Date Prepared: 11/25/80