Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary
The original commissary at this site was constructed about 1894 when T. L. L. Temple (1859 - 1935) started the first Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill here. The store was moved to the present building when it was completed in 1923. The inventory included groceries, medicine, ice, furniture, dry goods, and coffins. Items were purchased with "company checks," special tokens of metal or wax-coated paper. Managed from 1896 to 1938 by W. P. Rutland, the commissary closed in 1953. The building housed company offices until 1979. (1980)
31.1827° N, 94.7873° W
Where to Find It
S. First St. at railroad tracks, just north of Mill St. intersection, Diboll
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi NE Old Diboll Library Diboll
- 0.2 mi S First Methodist Church of Diboll Diboll
- 0.5 mi NE Thomas Lewis Latane Temple Diboll
- 0.5 mi NE Diboll Diboll
- 0.6 mi NE First Baptist Church Diboll Diboll
- 0.7 mi S Emporia Cemetery Diboll