Cotton Belt Railroad Passenger DepotEast Oakwood and North Spring (Undergoing renovation). The Downtown Depot began serving passengers on the Cotton Belt line around 1907. One of the oldest surviving structures in Tyler's "Levee" district, the depot has received a grant from the State of Texas to the City of Tyler to fund an extensive renovation.
Teaselville, Texas (Private Residence). John Dewberry served as one of the five commissioners who selected the original boundaries of Smith County and selected the town site of Tyler. The Dewberry Plantation House, built around 1851, is the oldest known structure in Smith County, Texas.
Douglas-Holland-Pollard HouseDouglas-Holland-Pollard House, 318 South Fannin (Private Residence). This beautifully restored Second Empire structure was originally built by Tyler merchant, realtor, and Fire Chief, John B. Douglas around 1872.
Goodman-LeGrande House (Museum)
624 North Broadway (Historic House Museum, City of Tyler Parks and Recreation Department), 531-1378. Known as "Bonnie Castle" when begun in the late 1850's, the Goodman family of physicians and planters extensively remodeled this structure in the late 1800's. Open free of charge to the public as a historic house museum, the Goodman-LeGrande House is fully furnished with original family furniture and artifacts.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
414 West Front (Catholic Cathedral), 592-1617. A combination of Spanish colonial and mission architecture, this yellow brick and gray stonework structure was built by Tyler's Catholic congregation in 1934. Note the lone stars along the outer edges of the gable in an Mediterranean style building.
Marvin Methodist Church
West Erwin Street and South Bois d'Arc (United Methodist Church), 592-7396. Tyler's Methodist Episcopal (South) congregation built the first church in Smith County across the street in 1852 and moved into this Gothic Revival style sanctuary in the early 1890's. Several additions were constructed maintaining the original style.
Peoples National Bank of TylerSouth College and West Erwin (Office Building). Constructed in 1932 of the finest materials available by Judge S. A. Lindsey, Jr., the Peoples National Bank stood as the tallest building in the United States West of the Mississippi River for many years.
Ramsour House504 East Charnwood (Private Residence). Built by Andrew Hosea Ramsour just prior to the Civil War, the Ramsour House is one of the earliest surviving Tyler homes. The central breezeway structure contains many simple elements of Classical style common among the finer homes in early Texas.
Smith County 1881 Jail309 East Erwin (Law Offices, Lee and Gilbert), 593-2403. A recent inside-and-out renovation brought the former jail back to its 1890's Italianate style. Appropriately, Historic Tyler, Inc., maintains its offices among the "Jailhouse Lawyers." Guided tours are available.
Woldert-Spence Manor