The Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot is a historic railroad station on Sherwood Street in the center of
Mena, Arkansas. It is long single-story structure, built out of brick, with a tile roof and Mediterranean styling. It was built in 1920 by the
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and ...
to designs by the company architect, T. C. Horstmann, and is one of the most elaborate surviving early-20th century railroad stations in the state. It is now owned by the city, and houses a local history museum and the local chamber of commerce.
The station 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 ...
in 1991.
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Depot - City of Mena
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920
Transportation in Polk County, Arkansas
Museums in Polk County, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Arkansas
Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
Kansas City Southern Railway stations
Former railway stations in Arkansas
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