Santa Fe Building, Gothic Revival skyscraper in downtown Amarillo, United States.
The Santa Fe Building is a skyscraper in downtown Amarillo designed in the Gothic Revival style. It displays characteristic features such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and carved stone ornaments across its entire facade.
The Santa Fe Building was completed on January 18, 1930, and housed the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, whose Amarillo office supervised more than 5,800 miles of track. Brennan Construction Company of Amarillo and Dallas built it from 1928 to 1930 at a cost of US$1.5 million. Potter County bought the vacant building for $426,000 in 1995 and reopened it in 2000 after about $14.1 million in renovations.
The building's name comes from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, whose regional offices occupied it from its completion on January 18, 1930. The Amarillo office supervised more than 5,800 miles of track. After more than a decade vacant in the 1990s, Potter County bought it in 1995 and reopened it in 2000 as county offices.
The building is located downtown and easy to view from the outside, thanks to its distinctive Gothic facade visible from the street. The best views are available from different angles around the surrounding area.
The Amarillo office in the building supervised more than 5,800 miles (9,334 km) of railroad, a span larger than the distance from Amarillo to London. Brennan Construction Company of Amarillo and Dallas built it between 1928 and 1930 for an original cost of US$1.5 million.
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