Temple Eastex Shop Offices

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Site No.: D-1011
Address: 000 Temple Eastex Plant
Name: Temple Eastex Shop Offices
Date: 1910s-1920s
City: Diboll
Condition: Good – Fair
Description: 1-story frame with drop wood siding; rectangular plan; hip roof with extended eaves pierced by 3 dormer windows; windows are aluminum replacement; pier and beam foundation. [1986 Notes: Style/Type: Railroad Depot; Original Use: Railroad Depot and Offices; Present Use: Offices]
Significance: Originally utilized as offices for the railroad; currently occupied by the electrical crew of the mill. It is located immediately adjacent to the railroad tracks and sidings.

Owner: Georgia Pacific Wood Producta
Description: Old administration buildings were demolished in 2003-2004; new building in 2002-2005. 1999- renovated the mill, then began to demolish the old one. The cypress board room table was run by Mr. Temple here on the sawmill when Sam Rayburn Lake was built.