Rochelle Depot
N 31° 13.599 W 099° 12.606
14R E 479990 N 3454739
The historic marker in front of the Rochelle Depot, moved away from the tracks and renovated in to a community center
Waymark Code: WMPRHP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2015
Views: 3
This historic marker stands in front of the nicely preserved and renovated Rochelle Depot, which formerly served the community as a passenger station on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad.
Today the depot has been moved, renovated, and repurposed as a community center.
Marker Number: 4315
Marker Text:
J.F. Crew of Ohio purchased land here in 1902 and later moved to McCulloch County and founded the settlement of Rochelle. When the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad built a line from Brownwood to Brady in 1902-03, he was successful in having it routed through Rochelle. Later part of the Santa Fe system, the railroad played an important role in the area's early growth and agricultural development. The town's first depot burned and was replaced about 1912 by this frame structure. In 1956 it was moved to this site for use as a community center. (1982)
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