Texas & Pacific Railroad Freight Depot

Founded in 1873, the town of Terrell was located on the route of the Texas & Pacific Railroad. Robert A. Terrell, for whom the town was named, was a surveyor and landowner in Kaufman County. Portions of land were given to the Texas & Pacific by the Terrell Family, Judge W. D. Irvine, C. C. Nash, and John G. Moore, with the condition that a permanent depot be established within the donated land here. The first depot, a 20' x 60' frame structure, was completed by June 1873. The depot nearly doubled in size by 1884 to a 20' x 102' structure with an office, waiting room and freight room, surrounded by a freight platform of 8,360 square feet. By 1892 a separate passenger depot was built across the street. This freight depot was constructed in 1911, in an era of infrastructure expansion of the national rail system. This utilitarian building retains most of its original features, including three bays on its primary facade, a broad hipped roof, and freight doors on the north, south, and east sides. Once an integral part of the region's economy, this depot was closed in 1977. It remains a significant element of the town's railroad past.

Texas & Pacific Railroad Freight Depot is a historical marker in Terrell, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7353, -96.2758 near Terrell. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank Building (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Terrell Times Star Building, American National Bank of Terrell, and Colquitt, Oscar Branch, Gov., Homesite of.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008559. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.