{"nrhp_refnum":"12000194","name":"Texas and Pacific Railway Depot","other_names":["T&amp","P Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Baird","county":"Callahan County","state":"TX","lat":32.39267986100003,"lon":-99.39523827699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-04-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick and concrete railway depot at 100 Market Street in Baird, Callahan County, Texas, built in 1911 for the Texas & Pacific Railway. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The depot is tied to Baird's founding and growth as a railroad division point and a cattle and cotton shipping center. Its design blends Prairie School, Renaissance Revival, and Mission Revival elements and shows early 20th century depot planning, including separate waiting areas under Jim Crow laws. It is significant locally under Criteria A (Transportation) and C (Architecture).","narrative":"Anchoring the south end of Market Street in downtown Baird, Texas, this two-story red brick and concrete depot was completed in 1911 for the Texas & Pacific Railway. It replaced an earlier passenger station and measures roughly 32 by 66 feet. The design mixes Prairie School massing, Renaissance Revival brackets, and Mission Revival shaped parapets, with yellow brick laid in a diamond pattern between the floors. Inside, the plan reflected Jim Crow era separation, with different entrances and waiting areas for Black and white passengers. Baird began in 1880 with the arrival of the railroad and became a division point and a shipping center for cattle and cotton. The depot served passengers until 1967 and closed as an agency in 1975. It was donated to the city in 1977, restored, and reopened in 2008 as a transportation museum and Chamber of Commerce office. Its exterior has been returned to its original appearance and retains a high level of integrity.","period_of_significance":"1911-1962","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Mission Revival (blended with Prairie School and Renaissance Revival elements)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Exterior restored and interior rehabilitated; reopened in 2008 as a transportation museum and Chamber of Commerce office, owned by the City of Baird.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.600401-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/39/9714/40971439/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/12000194.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000194/a8dbfc5d04-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000194/a8dbfc5d04-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baird_Texas_and_Pacific_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baird_Texas_and_Pacific_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971439","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107319396"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/callahan-county/texas-and-pacific-railway-depot-12000194/"}