Photograph of Osage City station — Photograph by K. Larkins, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Osage City Santa Fe Depot

Built in 1911 (Mission Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

From the record

“The Osage City station, nominated as the Osage City Santa Fe Depot, is a historic railroad depot building at 508 Market Street in Osage City, Kansas. The depot was on the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.”
Wikipedia article Osage City station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Osage County · listed in 1989 · category: Building · built in 1911, Mission Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 508 Market, Osage City, 66523
When was it listed? May 1989
Category. building
City. Osage City city
When was it built? 1911
Architectural style. Mission Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 89000386 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

29 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Osage City Santa Fe Depot between 2015 and 2019, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Arson/incendiarism	2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
10 July 2018	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	180150
3 June 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	180121
4 April 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	180079
29 April 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	180105
28 April 2018	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Kansas Forest Service	180104
17 April 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	180092
9 March 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	180044
8 March 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Osage County	170073

Every fire recorded in Osage County

Storms near this property

60 of 123 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osage City, the town this property stands in, in 123 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 65 hail, 45 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2003	Tornado (F3)	Osage City	$1,500,000	A second tornado touched down in Osage county about 13 miles southwest of Lyndon and moved northeast for 25 miles before dissipating 6 miles south of Overbrook. The tornado was a half mile wide in places and did considerable damage to farm buildings, machinery, and fences along its path.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Osage City	$100,000	At least 6 inches of fast flowing water across roads in the Osage City area.
June 2005	Heavy Rain	Osage City	$50,000	Two to seven inches of rain caused lowland and small stream flooding.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	$50,000	High winds knocked down trees, power lines and damaged some buildings. Power in some areas was out for 24 hours.
March 2007	Flash Flood	Osage City	$1,000	Water up to 2 feet deep reported to be running over Hwy 56 between Osage City and Burlingame.
May 2005	Flash Flood	Osage City	$500	Report of fast flowing water over k-31 highway.
May 2005	Flash Flood	Osage City	$500	Intense rains brought fast flowing water across streets and roads around Osage City.
September 2025	Hail	Osage City	-	Report from mping in Osage City.
September 2025	Hail	Osage City	-	Report from mping in Osage City.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Trained spotter reported sustained winds of around 60 mph with gusts to around 70 mph.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Large tree snapped in Osage City.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Report of 11 inch diameter tree limb down.
May 2023	Hail	Osage City	-	Quarter sized hail reported.
May 2022	Hail	Osage City	-	Golf ball sized hail reported.
March 2021	Hail	Osage City	-	We received a report from mPING of quarter size hail.
September 2020	Hail	Osage City	-	Report received via mping.
September 2020	Hail	Osage City	-	Spotter reported hail accumulating on the ground.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Wind gusts to around 60 mph.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Wind gusts to around 60 mph estimated.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Large tree limbs down in the city. Time estimated from radar data.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Power poles reported breaking on the north side of Osage City.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Picture on social media shows a very large tree uprooted with estimated 80 mph winds.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Wind gust was measured via a personal weather station.
May 2019	Tornado (EFU)	Osage City	-	Report of rotation and debris lofted aloft. Subsequent follow up revealed no damage however had eyewitness of small brief tornado in field. Time based on radar and report.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Estimated wind gust report.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Estimated wind gust.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Wind gusts estimated.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Osage City	-	Water was running over the spillway of the Osage city reservoir and over 4th street verified on social media.
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Wind gusts estimated.
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Dispatch reported trees and power lines down in Osage city.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Wind estimated.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	A trained spotter in Osage City reported a measured 67 mph wind gust. Another spotter near Lyndon reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Trained spotters across Osage County reported 65 mph wind gusts.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Trained spotters from Osage City reported estimated 75 mph wind gusts. No damage from the city was reported.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Trained spotters in Osage City reported 70 mph wind gusts. Some small tree limbs were also broken across town due to the wind.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Lawn ornaments were blown around at a residence in Osage City. A trained spotter reported an estimated 70 mph wind gust near Waverly.
March 2009	Hail	Osage City	-	Quarter and nickel size hail reported by a trained spotter.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	A trained spotter reported 75 mph winds.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Estimated 60mph winds blew over a row of Port-a-Potties.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	The roof was blown off of a repair shop. Just west of this location, a pole barn was blown over. An Osage City car dealership also reported damage with the severe thunderstorms.
July 2008	Hail	Osage City	-	Several reports of golfball size hail south of Osage City.
June 2008	Hail	Osage City	-	Hail slightly larger than quarters fell and dented vehicles in both Osage City and Olivet.
June 2007	Heavy Rain	Osage City	-	Rainfall totals were estimated to have exceeded three inches in approximately 2 hours across portions of Osage County, including Osage City. Several streets were reported to have been flooded in Osage City, but none were closed. Roads across the county were reported to have standing water on them due to the heavy rain.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Lawn furniture blowing around.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Osage City and knocked out power to some homes.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Considerable tree and property damage from strong winds. Some metal sheds collapsed and an RV storage building was blown 50 yards. Power lines were downed.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	A 9 inch diameter tree limb was blown down, which knocked down power lines and damaged a car on Market Street.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Tree down across 3rd Street and power pole down across Elmwood.
September 2005	Hail	Osage City	-	Reported at a golf course.
May 2004	Funnel Cloud	Osage City	-	A funnel cloud was sighted near Osage City.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	Several 2 foot diameter trees were uprooted by strong winds.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Osage City	-	Heavy rains produced flash flooding in Osage county. Street flooding was reported in Osage City and a car was washed off a roadway near Osage City.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Osage City	-	An 18" diameter walnut tree was downed and several 5" branches on other nearby trees were broken off.
April 2025	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed
April 2025	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed
July 2019	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed
September 2015	Hail	Osage City	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Osage County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Star Block	0.1 miles	2020
Rapp School District No. 50	4.7 miles	1995
Osage County Courthouse	8.0 miles	2007

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 89000386 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Osage County	All 14 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.