Barstow

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Barstow (surname)

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Harvey House (Barstow, California)

The Harvey House Railroad Depot, originally known as the Casa del Desierto, is a former Harvey House located in Barstow, in the Mojave Desert within San Bernardino County, California, United States. Casa del Desierto now functions as an unstaffed Amtrak passenger station for the Southwest Chief, as well as housing Barstow city offices, the local Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center, and two museums. Now often referred to as the Barstow Amtrak Station. It should not be confused with Barstow Station, a restaurant food court located about 2 miles (3.2 km) away.

History and Architecture

The Casa del Desierto station and hotel was built in 1911 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to replace an earlier one built in 1885 that burned in 1908. The Santa Fe closed the station in 1973. It became derelict until bought by the City of Barstow, and rebuilt following heavy damage in a 1992 earthquake.

The building is a synthesis of Spanish Renaissance and Classical Revival architecture styles, with a Moorish feeling as well. The concrete frame is faced with red tapestry brick and beige artificial stone. Majestic arcades and colonnades line the facade, providing shade from the desert sun. Red clay barrel tiles are used to cover the roof. Towers at the building's corners, and those of the central projecting bay facing the tracks, are capped with pointed roofs or painted domes.