Rock Island Railway Depot (Fordyce, Arkansas)

Rock Island Railway Depot
Location 3rd St., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°48′49″N 92°24′36″W / 33.81361°N 92.41000°W / 33.81361; -92.41000Coordinates: 33°48′49″N 92°24′36″W / 33.81361°N 92.41000°W / 33.81361; -92.41000
Area less than one acre
Built 1925 (1925)
MPS Dallas County MRA
NRHP reference # 83003534[1]
Added to NRHP October 28, 1983

The Rock Island Railway Depot is a historic train station building on 3rd Street in Fordyce, Arkansas. Built c. 1925 by the Rock Island Railroad, it is one of two brick railroad stations to survive from the period in Dallas County. It is a large rectangular structure with a cross-gable tile roof. The building continues to be used by the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad to manage the shipment of lumber products.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Rock Island Railway Depot" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-20.


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