Mena station (Arkansas)
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Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | Sherwood St., Mena, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°34′58″N 94°14′11″W / 34.58278°N 94.23639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | November 8, 1920 |
Architect | T.C. Horstman |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean |
Part of | Mena Commercial Historic District (ID09000321) |
NRHP reference No. | 91000685[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 1991 |
Designated CP | July 23, 2009 |
The Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot is a historic railroad station on Sherwood Street in the center of Mena, Arkansas. It is long single-story structure, built out of brick, with a tile roof and Mediterranean styling. It was built in 1920 by the Kansas City Southern Railway to designs by the company architect, T. C. Horstmann, and is one of the most elaborate surviving early-20th century railroad stations in the state. It is now owned by the city, and houses a local history museum and the local chamber of commerce.[2]
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
See also
[edit]- Kansas City-Southern Depot (Decatur, Arkansas)
- Kansas City Southern Railway Locomotive No. 73D and Caboose No. 385
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
Preceding station | Kansas City Southern Railway | Following station | ||
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Acorn toward Kansas City
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Main Line | Rust toward Port Arthur
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Categories:
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920
- Transportation in Polk County, Arkansas
- Museums in Polk County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Arkansas
- Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
- Former Kansas City Southern Railway stations
- Former railway stations in Arkansas
- Mediterranean Revival architecture in Arkansas
- 1920 establishments in Arkansas
- Southwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs