NEW HERITAGE EQUIPMENT MUSEUM TO BE DEDICATED IN GRAPEVINE’S HISTORIC COTTON BELT DEPOT DISTRICT
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (October 13, 2026) – A new museum celebrating the vehicles, equipment and stories that helped shape Grapevine’s agricultural history will be dedicated Friday, October 16 in the Cotton Belt Depot District.
In keeping with Grapevine’s commitment to historic preservation, the Sharron Studebaker Rogers Heritage Equipment Museum features 1,300 square feet of enclosed space dedicated to preserving and sharing Grapevine’s agricultural, transportation and community heritage. This museum will help keep Grapevine’s history alive for future generations.
What: Ribbon cutting and dedication of the Sharron Studebaker Rogers Heritage Equipment Museum
When: Friday, October 16 at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Historic Cotton Belt Depot District | 701 S. Main Street, Grapevine
The museum will permanently display five historic vehicles and pieces of equipment, with additional items rotating throughout the year. Among the collection is an 1870 Studebaker wagon. The Studebaker Wagon is the heavy-duty, horse-drawn carriage that built America and carried settlers to new homes in the West. Grapevine City Councilwoman Sharron Rogers purchased the wagon and provided for the historic exterior restoration before donating it.
Other historic pieces on display include a 1913 J. E. Case steam traction engine (steam tractor), a 1932 International grain truck, a 1957 Chevrolet 210 Sedan - a replica of Grapevine’s first police car - and a 1929 Chevrolet grape-crusher truck named “Miss Grapevine.”
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