Shawnee was the crew change point on the Oklahoma alternate main. This depot was also the division point between the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. The Sante Fe Passenger Station was designed by Joseph Schuettner of Aurora, Illinois using the Romanesque Revival style of the late 1800's. It is currently home to the Historical Society of Potawatomie County and houses its collection of various documents, artifacts, and photographs of local county history. The museum is located on East Main Street in downtown Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Admission is free and donations are accepted.
Tuesday - Friday . . Saturday - Sunday . Closed on Mondays and Holidays. The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is located on the campus of Saint Gergory's Abbey and College. It houses thousands of objects including Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Renaissance, African, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American and 19th and 20th Century American and European art.