Shreveport Central Railroad Station
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| Location | 1025 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°30′32″N 93°44′43″W / 32.50878°N 93.74526°W |
| Area | 1.25 acres (0.51 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Shreveport Commercial Historic District (ID82002760) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000622[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1991 |
| Designated CP | April 29, 2015 |
Shreveport Central Station is a historic train station in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1910 by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, a railroad that was eventually acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway. (However, the KCS used Union Station ever since 1909.) By the opening of the 1940s the L&A and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway or 'Cotton Belt' moved its passenger operations from Central Station to Shreveport Union Station.[2][3]
Historical recognition
[edit]The building, along with an adjoining small freight depot shortly north of it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as the Central Railroad Station.[1][4] The building also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on April 29, 2015.[5]
The former station currently survives as a gay bar and dance club.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cox, Jim. Rails Across Dixie, McFarland and Company, Inc., 2011, p. 342-43 ISBN 9781476666013.
- ^ "Index of Railroad Stations". Official Guide of the Railways. 74 (1). National Railway Publication Company. June 1941.
- ^ National Register Staff (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Railroad Station". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2018. With seven photos from 1991.
- ^ "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Central Station (Yelp.com)
- ^ Central Station Shreveport (ClubFly.com)
| Preceding station | St. Louis Southwestern Railway | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Shreveport – Lewisville until 1940 | Brownlee toward Lewisville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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