Temple Eastex Welding Shop

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Site No.: D-1009
Address: 000 Temple Eastex Plant
Name: Temple Eastex Welding Shop
Date: 1930s
City: Diboll
Condition: Fair
Description: 2-story painted masonry, load bearing walls with header course, rectangular plan. Garage type wood doors on the west facade; gable roof with composition shingles, sheet metal fill in gables, window in west gable; 2 windows on north facade have been shuttered; windows on south facade are 12/12 wood double hung and 20 light steel casement. [1986 Notes: Style/Type: Industrial; Original Use: Industrial; Present Use: Industrial]
Significance: Originally housed the welding shop where railroad cars, locomotives, etc. were repaired. It is possible that it is the oldest structure inside the mill. Currently utilized to store mowers.

Owner: Georgia Pacific Wood Products
Condition: Good
Description: Old structure demolished in 1999 or 2000; new maintenance and supply house built behind the location in 2003 or 2004.