Newport station (Arkansas)

Newport, AR
Newport station in September 2012
Other information
Station codeNPT
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1974[1]
ClosedApril 14, 1996[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Little Rock
toward Laredo or Houston
Inter-American Walnut Ridge
toward Chicago
Little Rock Texas Eagle
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Russell
toward Texarkana
Texarkana – St. Louis Diaz
toward St. Louis
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport
Newport station (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Newport station (Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Newport station (Arkansas) is located in the United States
Newport station (Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationNW of jct. of Walnut and Front Sts., Newport, Arkansas
Coordinates35°36′23″N 91°17′0″W / 35.60639°N 91.28333°W / 35.60639; -91.28333
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Built byMissouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean
MPSHistoric Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.92000619[2]
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992

The Newport station, also known as Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport, is a historic railroad station at Walnut and Front Streets in Newport, Arkansas. It is a long rectangular single-story brick and stucco topped by a hip roof, whose wide eaves are supported by large Italianate knee brackets. Its roof, originally slate, is now shingled, detracting from its original Mediterranean styling. A telegrapher's bay extends above the roof line on the track side of the building. The building was built in 1904 by the Missouri-Pacific Railroad to handle passenger and freight traffic.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference tempo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-10.