In what may have been the shortest city council meeting on record, the Weatherford City Council voted unanimously to designate the original Santa Fe train depot as an individual local historic landmark.
Senior Planner Monica Johnson told the council that the depot, which is already designated as a Texas State Historical landmark, meets the city’s requirements for the local designation.
“As a vital transportation hub, it connected the town to larger cities, facilitating the movement of goods and people,” Johnson said in her presentation.
“Built around 1908 as a modern station under Jim Crow laws, the Santa Fe Depot showcases the architectural style typical of small-town depots, with pressed red brick construction and southwestern design influences,” Johnson’s report said. “Its interior featured three segregated waiting rooms, divided by a ticket and telegraph office, which still holds the original station master's desk. The brick loading platform remains fully intact, and the building itself is exceptionally well preserved.”
The building houses the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce.
In other business, the council voted to abandon a portion of right-of-way located at the southern end of Cherry Street.
Mayor Pro Tem Heidi Wilder conducted the meeting in the absence of Mayor Paul Paschall. In all, the council concluded its business in 12 minutes.
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