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]
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| 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 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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| Burtsell toward Norman
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Norman - Natchez | Chidester toward Natchez
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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