Texas and Pacific Railway Depot - Baird, TX
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N 32° 23.460 W 099° 23.689
14S E 462866 N 3583844
This depot, which celebrated its 100th Anniversary in November, 2011, is now both the Visitors Center and a history museum. It underwent a $1.4M rehabilitation between 2003 and 2008.
Waymark Code: WMEFTP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2012
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The old Historical Marker, now replaced, stated that the depot was Renaissance Revival style. The current marker states that the depot is Prarie style. The nomination form admits that the depot is "a blend of Prairie School, Renaissance Revival, and Mission Revival styles."
The form continues, "The depot’s distinguishing features include a hipped roof, decorative brick parapets with cast stone coping on the north and south facades, wide boxed eaves, bands of stucco on brick belt courses, and yellow brick laid in a diamond pattern between the first and second floors. The exterior of the building has been restored to its original appearance, while the interior has been sensitively rehabilitated for use as a museum. The depot retains a high level of integrity."
The Depot's Texas Historical Marker waymark: (
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The Depot's Facebook page: (
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Reed Construction Data page on the restoration project: (
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NRHP Nomination form: (
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