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The Burton Cotton Warehouse is made up of three definable generations of buildings. The oldest warehouse facing Texas Street dates from 1924, with the adjoining larger warehouse constructed in two phases beginning in 1957 and concluding with a 1979 shed addition.
This is where the cotton bales were stored before being loaded on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TCR) on their way to Galveston.
The H&TCR ran right next to the warehouse and the railroad right of way land is also part of the Burton Cotton Gin & Museum complex.
Besides finished bales of cotton, the Burton Cotton Warehouse now houses antique tractors, a 1951 IH cotton picker mounted on a Farmall H tractor and other cotton related farm equipment.
Special arrangements can be made for a tour of the Cotton Warehouse.
by Liz Hirschler
