Details for Cotton Belt Depot
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5063009793
Data
| Marker Number | 9793 |
| Atlas Number | 5063009793 |
| Marker Title | Cotton Belt Depot |
| Index Entry | Cotton Belt Depot |
| Address | 170 Marshall St. |
| City | Pittsburg |
| County | Camp |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 316042 |
| UTM Northing | 3652465 |
| Subject Codes | railroad depots; railroads; Queen Anne (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The narrow gauge Texas & St. Louis (Cotton Belt) Railroad arrived in Pittsburg in 1880. William Harrison Pitts, founder of Pittsburg, had donated land for a railroad depot in 1875. This depot, the second built on this site, was completed in 1901 and served the railroad until 1968, although passenger service ended in 1946. The depot is a good local example of Victorian-era design with influences of the Queen Anne style. Features include dormers on the side facades, two internal end chimneys rising from the gable roof, and an attached frame freight depot. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991 |