[4] The two-story station was built in the Mission Revival style through 1917, opening on January 31, 1918, with no celebration due to World War I.

[2] Then one of a series of Santa Fe railroad station hotels built across the southwestern and central United States by the Fred Harvey Company was connected to the depot in 1923.

The city renovated the building in 1996 to serve as the Gallup Cultural Center to be operated by the Southwest Indian Foundation.

[7] and a gift shop featuring jewelry, pottery, rugs and blankets, and other pieces by local Acoma, Zuni, Navajo, Hopi and other Native American artisans.

[8] A statue of Navajo Chief Manuelito by Tim Washburn stands in a plaza front of the Gallup Cultural Center.