architecturally significant building in Denison. Its location at foot of Main Street and the
four other stations in the area normally hosted 52 arriving and departing passenger trains every
24 hours. On its last cross country tour, the Liberty Bell was exhibited here in 1915 President
Franklin Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt stopped here in 1936, during his Texas
Centennial visit. Since its construction, this brick railroad passenger station with red granite
and terracotta trim has come to stand as a symbol of Denison. A pharmacy and drug store,
cafes and shops as well as MKT offices and ticket sales, were housed on the premises.