Shreveport station

Central Railroad Station
Location 1025 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°30′32″N 93°44′43″W / 32.50878°N 93.74526°W / 32.50878; -93.74526Coordinates: 32°30′32″N 93°44′43″W / 32.50878°N 93.74526°W / 32.50878; -93.74526
Area 1.25 acres (0.51 ha)
Built 1910
Architect Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad
Architectural style Italian Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival
Part of Shreveport Commercial Historic District (#82002760)
NRHP reference # 91000622[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 28, 1991
Designated CP April 29, 2015

Shreveport station is a historic train station in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1910 by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, a railroad that was eventually acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway. The building, along with an adjoining small freight depot shortly north of it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as the Central Railroad Station.[1][2] It was served by trains of the Kansas City Southern, Illinois Central, Frisco Lines, and Southern Pacific.[3]

The building also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on April 29, 2015.[4]

The former station currently survives as a gay bar and dance club.[5][6]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ National Register Staff (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Railroad Station". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2018. With seven photos from 1991.
  3. ↑ Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1941.
  4. ↑ "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Central Station (Yelp.com)
  6. ↑ Central Station Shreveport (ClubFly.com)
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