Cotton Belt Depot Train Museum
Cotton Belt Depot Museum | |
Cotton Belt Depot Museum Location within Texas | |
Location |
210 East Oakwood Street Tyler, Texas |
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Coordinates | 32°21′16″N 95°17′59″W / 32.354548°N 95.299617°WCoordinates: 32°21′16″N 95°17′59″W / 32.354548°N 95.299617°W |
Type |
Model trains Railroad memorabilia |
Website | Cotton Belt Depot Museum |
St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) Passenger Depot | |
Location | 100 blk. E. Oakwood St., at N. Spring St., Tyler, Texas |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | St. Louis Southwestern Railway |
Architectural style | Prairie School, et.al. |
MPS | Tyler, Texas MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 01000873[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 8, 2001 |
The Cotton Belt Depot Museum is located at 210 East Oakwood Street, in the city of Tyler, county of Smith in the U.S. state of Texas.
History
Tyler, Texas had been a railroad hub since the Houston and Great Northern first came through the town in 1873.[2] The depot was built in 1905. The railroad business added to the local economy, but fell victim to the emergence of more modern forms of transportation, and the depot closed its doors in 1956.[3] The railroad deeded the depot over to the City of Tyler in 1988. After a renovation, the space was shared by the Tyler Transit Department and the museum, which is run by the Tyler Tap Chapter of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society.[4]
Museum
The model train collection of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bragg is the bulk of the hands-on exhibit. Other artifacts and memorabilia have been donated by various individuals. Tour groups are welcome.[4]
Visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and admission is free. The Tyler Tap Chapter of the Cotton Belt Historical Society also hosts the annual Cotton Belt Depot Model Train Show, held the last weekend in April, in Tyler.[4]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Railway museums in Texas. |
- Carnegie History Center
- Goodman-LeGrand House
- List of museums in East Texas
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway
- Tyler Museum of Art
- Whitaker-McClendon House
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ McCroskey, Vista K. "Tyler Tap Railroad". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ Bowman, Bob. "The Tyler Depot". Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Cotton Belt Train Museum". City of Tyler. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
External links
- Cotton Belt Depot Museum (official website)
- Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway from the Handbook of Texas Online