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Mineral Springs station (Arkansas)

Coordinates: 33°52′32″N 93°54′40″W / 33.87556°N 93.91111°W / 33.87556; -93.91111
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Memphis, Paris, and Gulf Depot
Mineral Springs station (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Mineral Springs station (Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Mineral Springs station (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Mineral Springs station (Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationAR 27, Mineral Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates33°52′32″N 93°54′40″W / 33.87556°N 93.91111°W / 33.87556; -93.91111
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Built byMemphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad
NRHP reference No.78000592[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1978

The Memphis, Paris, and Gulf Depot is a historic railroad station on Arkansas Highway 27 in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof. The east elevation has a projecting bay, which housed the telegrapher's office, and a double-width loading entrance. The west side of the building has loading platforms and another double-wide entrance. It was built in 1908 by the Memphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad, a short-lived regional railroad whose objective was to connect Memphis, Tennessee to Paris, Texas, and is the first and only railroad depot to be built in the town.[2]

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Memphis, Paris, and Gulf Depot". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-18.