Texas - Potter County - Historic Districts
Potter County Texas (Historic Districts) has 6 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, Plemons--Mrs. M. D. Oliver-Eakle Additions Historic District and Wolflin 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
H-stt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Jklamo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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