Missouri Pacific Depot (Earle, Arkansas)

Missouri Pacific Depot
Location Main and Commerce Sts., Earle, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°16′10″N 90°27′59″W / 35.26944°N 90.46639°W / 35.26944; -90.46639Coordinates: 35°16′10″N 90°27′59″W / 35.26944°N 90.46639°W / 35.26944; -90.46639
Area less than one acre
Built 1922 (1922)
NRHP Reference # 86000383[1]
Added to NRHP March 6, 1986

The Missouri Pacific Depot in Earle, Arkansas, is located south of Main Street and west of Commerce Street, on the north side of the Missouri-Pacific Railroad tracks in the center of town. Completed in 1922, this brick single-story depot exhibits architectural features common to those built by the railroad in that period, with extended eaves supported by large brackets. The station was designed to support passenger and small freight traffic, and served the railroad until 1969.[2]

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Since October 1987 the railroad depot houses the Crittenden County Museum.[3] Exhibits of the museum include cotton farming, broom-making, early settlements and history of Crittenden County, schools and doctors. The art exhibit includes works by nationally acclaimed Arkansas Delta artist and Earle native son, Carroll Cloar.[4]

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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 Missouri Pacific Depot" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Crittenden County Museum Website". Crittenden County Museum. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas.com - Crittenden County Museum". Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Retrieved 2015-10-22.


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