The Hot Springs Railroad Roundhouse is a historic railroad roundhouse at 132 Front Street in

Malvern, Arkansas Malvern is a city in and the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. Founded as a railroad stop at the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, the community's history and economy have been tied to available agricultural and min ...

. Built in 1887, it is the last known surviving substantially intact roundhouse in the state. It has brick walls and a granite foundation, and houses five stalls. It was built by the

Hot Springs Railroad The Hot Springs Railroad ran between Malvern, Arkansas and Hot Springs. It was sometimes called the "Diamond Jo Line" because of its developer and sole owner, Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds. Construction of narrow-gauge tracks began in April 1875 ...

as a service facility for its locomotives, and was used in that capacity until 1904. It has since seen use as a warehouse and manufacturing facility. The building was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2003.

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Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Transport infrastructure completed in 1887 Buildings and structures in Malvern, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Hot Spring County, Arkansas Railway roundhouses on the National Register of Historic Places 1887 establishments in Arkansas Transportation in Hot Spring County, Arkansas {{HotSpringCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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