Cotton Belt Depot Train Museum

Cotton Belt Depot Museum

Cotton Belt Depot Museum
Cotton Belt Depot Museum
Location within Texas
Location 210 East Oakwood Street
Tyler, Texas
Coordinates 32°21′16″N 95°17′59″W / 32.354548°N 95.299617°W / 32.354548; -95.299617Coordinates: 32°21′16″N 95°17′59″W / 32.354548°N 95.299617°W / 32.354548; -95.299617
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
Area less than one acre
Built 1905 (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.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ McCroskey, Vista K. "Tyler Tap Railroad". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Bowman, Bob. "The Tyler Depot". Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cotton Belt Train Museum". City of Tyler. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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