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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

El Garces Hotel

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A landmark on Front St, in the middle of things: 62 places within a five-minute walk. One of 11 history & landmarks in Needles.

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On the National Register since 2002

El Garces

El Garces

El Garces was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 2002. It is significant for its transportation, architecture and commerce at the state level. Its architecture is described as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals and Classic Revival.

El Garces Intermodal Transportation Facility (also known as Needles station) is an Amtrak intercity rail station and bus depot in downtown Needles, California. The structure was originally built in 1908 as El Garces, a Harvey House and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) station. It is named for Francisco Garcés, a Spanish missionary who surveyed the area in the 1770s. It was added to the National Register …

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62 places within a five-minute walk of El Garces Hotel.

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950 Front St

The nearest neighbor is Needles Desert Star, 1 min walk away.

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Address950 Front St · 92363
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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