Marker Inscription
Transportation, Architecture
Historic Place
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad Station
The landmarks the nation chose to remember.
About this site
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad Station is a historic place in Hillsboro, Hill County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 12 historic places documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0128, -97.1316 near Hillsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Katy Depot (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Western Union Building, Hill County Jail, and Grimes Garage.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2079002978. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Katy was the first railroad to reach Hillsboro, with passenger service beginning in 1881; the present depot was completed in 1902, combining Eastlake, Victorian, and Prairie elements. It welcomed visitors including financier Jay Gould and Presidents Wilson, Taft, Coolidge, and Truman, and served as a departure point for soldiers in both world wars. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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Nearby in Hill County
Historical Marker
Katy Depot
Hillsboro · 1981
Historic Place
Western Union Building
Hillsboro · 1984
Historical Marker
Hill County Jail
Hillsboro · 1981
Courthouse
Hill County Courthouse
Hillsboro · 1890
Historic Place
Hill County Courthouse
Hillsboro · 1971
Historical Marker
Hill County Courthouse
Hillsboro · 1964
Historic Place
Grimes Garage
Hillsboro · 1984
Historical Marker
Hill County
Hillsboro · 1936