Union Station is a former railroad station at East 4th Ave. and State St. in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The station was originally at the union of the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain railroads,[2] and now houses the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Society museum. It is a single-story brick building, with a hip roof whose long eaves are supported by iron columns and half-truss brackets. The station was built in 1906 by the Iron Mountain Railroad. It had been a stop on the St. Louis Southwestern's Lone Star (Memphis-Dallas), and also on the railway's St. Louis-Dallas trains.[3]
Union Station | |
 Union Station (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | E. 4th Ave. and State St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°13′34″N 92°0′6″W / 34.22611°N 92.00167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Steininger, E.H. |
| Architect | Gibbs & Sanders |
| Part of | Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District (ID08000438) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000601[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1978 |
| Designated CP | May 20, 2008 |
Ownership reverted to the city in 1955.[4]
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
| Preceding station | Missouri Pacific Railroad | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrell toward Little Rock
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Little Rock – New Orleans | Noble Lake toward New Orleans
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| Preceding station | St. Louis Southwestern Railway | Following station | ||
| Rison toward Gatesville
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Main Line | Rob Roy toward St. Louis
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "UNION STATION, PINE BLUFF, JEFFERSON COUNTY: ELABORATION". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Table 1". Official Guide of the Railways. 88 (4). National Railway Publication Company. September 1955.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Union Station". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
External links
edit- Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Society Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
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