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Gurdon station

Coordinates: 33°55′14″N 93°9′7″W / 33.92056°N 93.15194°W / 33.92056; -93.15194
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Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon
Gurdon station is located in Arkansas
Gurdon station
Location in Arkansas
Gurdon station is located in the United States
Gurdon station
Location in United States
LocationNW of jct. of N. First and E. Walnut Sts., Gurdon, Arkansas
Coordinates33°55′14″N 93°9′7″W / 33.92056°N 93.15194°W / 33.92056; -93.15194
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Built byMissouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean
MPSHistoric Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.92000609[1]
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992

The Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon is a historic railroad station building at North 1st Street and East Walnut Street in Gurdon, Arkansas. The single-story masonry building was built c. 1917 by the Missouri-Pacific Railroad to house passenger and freight service facilities. It is built in the Mediterranean Renaissance style which was then popular for building such structures in Arkansas. It has a red clay tile roof, Italianate bracketing, and Baroque quoin molding.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Beirne
toward Texarkana
Texarkana – St. Louis Smithton
toward St. Louis

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.