Texas & Pacific Depot

Marshall's first railroad was conceived as a connection to Red River steamboat traffic. Twenty miles of track were laid northeast to Swanson's Landing on Caddo Lake by 1858. In 1871, the U. S. Congress authorized the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to build a transcontinental railroad, which would run along the 32nd parallel from Marshall to the West Coast. Two years later, the T&P moved its maintenance shops to Marshall. A new passenger depot was built here at the junction of the Texarkana and Louisiana lines in 1911-12, where it was positioned to serve both routes. To complement the nearby Ginocchio Hotel and huge Texas & Pacific shop complex, and visually to terminate Washington Street from the Courthouse. The railroad's architect was influenced by the popular prairie school and combined abstracted renaissance and Mediterranean details on the brick and concrete structure. Prominent features include a tile roof and wood and plaster accents. A pedestrian tunnel was added for safety in 1940. The Texas & Pacific depot remains an important symbol of Marshall's relationship to the railroad, once its major employer and transportation source. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985

Texas & Pacific Depot is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 270 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.5515, -94.3674 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ginocchio Hotel and Restaurant (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Marshall - Birthplace of Boogie Woogie, Ginocchio-Cook-Pedison House, and The Allen House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010219. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.