National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Potter County

Potter County Texas (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument and US Route 66--Sixth Street Historic District, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Depot and Locomotive No. 5000, Green Acres Apartments and Plemons--Mrs. M. D. Oliver-Eakle Additions Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleo-Indian dating back to 10999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Potter County places including Albert Randall, Guy Anton Carlander, Baldwin Locomotive Works, E.A. Harrison and Hare & Hare. Prominent architectural styles found in Potter Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000822)

Also known as Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture N

SW of Fritch on the Canadian River , Fritch

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Paleo-Indian

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Depot and Locomotive No. 5000 (added 1986 - - #86002189)

Also known as Santa Fe Depot;the Madame Queen

307 S. Grant , Amarillo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baldwin Locomotive Works, Harrison,E.A.

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Economics, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Green Acres Apartments (added 2024 - - #100010122)

Also known as Astoria Park Apartments

3118 SW 15th Ave., Amarillo

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Plemons--Mrs. M. D. Oliver-Eakle Additions Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000370)

Also known as Plemons/Eakle Neighborhood;See Also:Polk Street Methodist Ch

Roughly bounded by 16th Ave., Taylor St., 26th Ave., Van Buren St., I-40 and Madison St. , Amarillo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Triangle Motel (added 2010 - - #10000982)

7804, 7808, 7954, and 8024 E Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

US Route 66--Sixth Street Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000982)

Also known as Fifth Street;Ozark Trail;Sixth Avenue;Will Rogers Memorial H

Sixth Ave. between Georgia and Forrest Aves. , Amarillo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Randall, Albert, Carlander, Guy Anton

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Wolflin Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000581)

Roughly bounded by Wolflin Ave., Washington St., SW. 34th Ave., Parker St., SW. 30th Ave. and Lipscomb St. , Amarillo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Hare & Hare

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling