Texas & Pacific Railway Depot plaque, Baird
Baird, TX
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| Photo Credit | UNT Libraries - The Portal to Texas History | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | August 7, 2005 | |
| Category | Stations & Structures |
Description
TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
TEXAS
OFFICIAL HISTORICAL MEDALLION
TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY DEPOT
IN 1881, THE FIRST STORY OF THIS BRICK DEPOT WAS BUILT AS A STATION FOR THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY. TWO YEARS LATER, A SECOND FLOOR WS ADDED TO THE STRUCTURE, AND THE NEW RAILROAD TOWN OF BAIRD WAS CHOSEN CALLAHAN COUNTY SEAT. THE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL DEPOT, WHICH FEATURES DECORATIVE BRICKWORK, WAS USED BY THE RAILROAD UNTIL 1977. ITS PRESENCE IS A REMINDER OF THE TOWN'S IMPORTANCE AS A SHIPPING POINT FOR THE T&P RAILWAY FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1985
TEXAS
OFFICIAL HISTORICAL MEDALLION
TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY DEPOT
IN 1881, THE FIRST STORY OF THIS BRICK DEPOT WAS BUILT AS A STATION FOR THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY. TWO YEARS LATER, A SECOND FLOOR WS ADDED TO THE STRUCTURE, AND THE NEW RAILROAD TOWN OF BAIRD WAS CHOSEN CALLAHAN COUNTY SEAT. THE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL DEPOT, WHICH FEATURES DECORATIVE BRICKWORK, WAS USED BY THE RAILROAD UNTIL 1977. ITS PRESENCE IS A REMINDER OF THE TOWN'S IMPORTANCE AS A SHIPPING POINT FOR THE T&P RAILWAY FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1985
Belden, Dreanna L. Texas & Pacific Railway Depot plaque, Baird, photograph, August 7, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5225/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .