Gurdon station

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
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationNW of jct. of N. First and E. Walnut Sts., Gurdon, Arkansas
Coordinates33°55′14″N 93°9′7″W
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 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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.


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