title: Brownwood Harvey House, Historic Plaque
creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
date: 2005-08-01
language: English
description: Photograph of a historic plaque for the Brownwood Harvey House. It
 says: "Built in 1914 immediately east of Brownwood Sante Fe railroad depot,
 this was one of a series of restaurants operated along the Santa Fe line by
 the Fred Harvey Company, products  of railroad agent Fred Harvey's idea to
 provide superior food and lodging for travelers. The Harvey House was popular
 from its opening day. The restaurant and hotel closed in 1937, but reopened to
 serve military personnel when Camp Bowie was established in World War II. It
 closed permanently in 1945 as passenger railroad travel declined in the era of
 prosperity following the war. Typical of railroad structures built in the
 southwest during this period by the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Railroad, the
 structure features elements of Spanish mission revival style with its red tile
 hipped roof and decorative brackets." There is another plaque above the
 historic marker, which says: "Santa Fe Railroad Harvey House has been listed
 in the national register of historic places by the United States Department of
 the Interior. 1976."
subject: Business, Economics and Finance - Restaurants
subject: Architecture - Landmarks - Historic Markers
subject: Places - United States - Texas - Brown County - Brownwood
coverage: United States - Texas - Brown County - Brownwood
coverage: Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
coverage: 2005-08-01
coverage: north=31.716778009814295; east=-98.97975499999995;
type: Photograph
format: 1 photograph : digital, col.
format: Image
identifier: local-cont-no: dscn0800
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5774/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth5774