Marker Inscription
Built about 1908 by T. L. L. Temple for his Southern Pine Lumber Company employees, this building served for many years as a community library and recreation hall. While the lower floor included a reading room and recreational facilities, the upper floor contained living quarters used at various times by the Temple family, single male employees, and schoolteachers. The building was used as a Red Cross sewing room during World War I and as a food distribution point for needy families during the Depression. It later served as a residence and office. (1990)
About this site
Diboll Library, Old is a historical marker in Diboll, Angelina County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Angelina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 176 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1864, -94.7857 near Diboll. The nearest cataloged historic site is Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Diboll, Temple, Thomas Lewis Latane, and First Methodist Church of Diboll.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5005008715. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
