Lonoke station

Coordinates: 34°47′2″N 91°54′2″W / 34.78389°N 91.90056°W / 34.78389; -91.90056
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Lonoke
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
General information
Location109 Front Street ( US 70), Lonoke, Arkansas 72086
History
Rebuilt1912
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Galloway
toward Tucumcari
Tucumcari – Memphis Carlisle
toward Memphis
Rock Island Depot
Lonoke station is located in Arkansas
Lonoke station
Location in Arkansas
Lonoke station is located in the United States
Lonoke station
Location in United States
LocationU.S. 70 and Center St., Lonoke, Arkansas
Coordinates34°47′2″N 91°54′2″W / 34.78389°N 91.90056°W / 34.78389; -91.90056
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 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.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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 Rock Island Depot". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.