Rock Island Depot (Lonoke, Arkansas)

The former Rock Island Depot is a historic railroad station at the junction of Front and Center Streets in downtown Lonoke, Arkansas. It is a long, rectangular brick building, topped by a steeply-pitched gabled tile roof. Its gable ends are partially stepped and raised above the roof pitch in the Jacobethan style. It stands south of the area where the Rock Island Line railroad tracks ran, and has a three-sided telegrapher's booth projecting from its north side. It was built in 1912, and served as a passenger and freight station for many years,[2] and now houses the local chamber of commerce.

Lonoke
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
Location109 Front Street ( US 70), Lonoke, Arkansas 72086
History
Rebuilt1912
Services
Preceding station   Rock Island Line   Following station
Galloway
toward Tucumcari
Tucumcari Memphis
Carlisle
toward Memphis
Rock Island Depot
LocationU.S. 70 and Center St., Lonoke, Arkansas
Coordinates34°47′2″N 91°54′2″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival
Part ofLonoke Downtown Historic District (ID96000528)
NRHP reference No.84000006[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1984
Designated CPMay 10, 1996

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Rock Island Depot" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-08.


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