Cookeville Depot Museum
Originally built in 1909, the Cookeville Depot Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is the heart of Cookeville’s historic west side district. The museum houses many Tennessee Central Railway artifacts, as well as an HO scale replica of what Cookeville’s west side looked like in the summer of 1955. On the other side of the diorama is a replica of a coal tipple with a model train loading up with coal.
The grounds surrounding the museum are considered a park area where the museum has a static display consisting of a 1913 Baldwin steam engine, a 1920’s classic red Tennessee Central caboose and two small track cars. This area also offers picnic tables and a number of benches for visitors. Please feel free to bring a sack lunch and stay a while!
Due to issues with safety and vandalism, our steam engine and caboose are closed to the public—no climbing aboard!
Sorry for any inconvenience.
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We had an overnight visitor at the depot last night, which made for some gorgeous sunset photos by Carver Moore!
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Let's all try to get this precious family photo returned to these folks! #BTTF #BackInTime #1955 #Drive88 #FluxCapacitorHey fam! ✨ We found this old photo in the parking lot beside an early 80s model Delorean. If anyone knows the owner, we would love to get it back to them.
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We would like to offer our help to those affected here in Cookeville. Drop off your GSCs anytime from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Tuesday - Saturday. 😉We wanted to make our community aware of a highly addictive substance that is about to hit the streets. These items go by a variety of names like “Thin Mints”, “S’mores” and “Lemonades” just to name a few. These items are distributed by strong, smart, fearless young women who will lure you in with their story and get you hooked. We know many people think I will just get one box. But one turns into two and two turns into five and the next thing you know you are hiding “Thin Mints” in the freezer.
We want you to know we are here for you. We have set up a disposal location for these “cookies” at the Sheriff's Office. Just drop them off 24/7 and we will properly dispose of them for you. 🍪👍😋
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❄️The Cookeville Depot Museum will be closed Saturday, January 11. Y'all stay safe out there! ☃️
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Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, is being memorialized today with a funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. In 1976, Nashville-born artist Red Grooms celebrated Carter in the way he knew best -- with a painting. This 19 ¼” by 25 ¼” acrylic-on-board portrait of Carter, now a part of the Museum’s collection, was donated by Grooms’ friend and collector Walter Knestrick. It has appeared in several shows, including at The Tampa Museum of Art in the summer of 1983, and the Hunter Museum of Art in the fall of the same year. It was last exhibited at the Tennessee State Museum as part of one of our re-opening exhibitions in 2018, “Red Grooms: A Retrospective."
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Cookeville History Museum
40 E. Broad Street
Cookeville, TN 38501
Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
