Missouri Pacific Depot
Earle station is located in Arkansas
Earle station
Location in Arkansas
Earle station is located in the United States
Earle station
Location in United States
LocationMain and Commerce Sts., Earle, Arkansas
Coordinates35°16′10″N 90°27′59″W / 35.26944°N 90.46639°W / 35.26944; -90.46639
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
NRHP reference No.86000383[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

Crittenden County Museum

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]

See also

Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Parkin
toward St. Louis
 St. Louis – Memphis Crawfordsville
toward Memphis
Parkin
toward Bald Knob
 Bald Knob – Memphis

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Missouri Pacific Depot". 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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