Gurdon station
Appearance
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | NW of jct. of N. First and E. Walnut Sts., Gurdon, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°55′14″N 93°9′7″W / 33.92056°N 93.15194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | Missouri-Pacific Railroad |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean |
MPS | Historic Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000609[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 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 | ||
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Beirne toward Texarkana
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Texarkana – St. Louis | Smithton toward St. Louis
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See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
Categories:
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917
- National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Arkansas
- Former Missouri Pacific Railroad stations
- Former railway stations in Arkansas
- Southwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs