Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon

  • Also Known As: CL0761

  • Address: N 1st St
  • Vicinity: NW of jct E Walnut St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot is a 20th century, Mediterranean Revival style, former railroad station on North 1st Street in Gurdon, Arkansas. There is a monument to the International Concatenated Order of the Hoo Hoo in the parking lot. - AsNotedIn


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Objects of Art

WorkTypeCreatorAsNotedIn
Hoo Hoo Monument Commemorative Property

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1880/00/00 Gurdon, Arkansas, is established along the Cairo and Fulton Railroad.
1909/00/00 George Julian Zolnay Sculptor A plaque commemorating the establishment of the International Concatenated Order of the Hoo Hoo, cast from copper pennies donated by Hoo-Hoo members, is installed on a wall of Hotel Hall (lost). Hoo Hoo Monument
1917/00/00 Missouri Pacific Railroad Architect Missouri-Pacific Railroad opens a new depot in Gurdon, Arkansas. The Mediterranean style building was built with red brick on a continuous concrete foundation.
1927/00/00 The bronze Hoo Hoo plaque is removed from Hotel Hall (lost) which is slated for demolition, intalled on a barre granite base at the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot and rededicated. Two statues of cats by an unknown artist, are set atop the new monument. Hoo Hoo Monument

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Particulars for Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Criteria Exemplar
Architectural Style Late 19th and 20th century revivals
Architectural Style Mediterranean Revival
Owner Private
Area of Significance Railroad
Historic Use Railroad Depot
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 11th June 1992

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Missouri--Pacific Railroad Depot--Gurdon
Registry Address: NW of jct. of N. First and E. Walnut Sts.
Registry Number: 92000609
Resource Type: Building
Theme Group: Historic Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
Owner: Private
Architect: Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural Style: Late 19th and 20th century revivals, Other
Attribute: Mediterranean
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1917
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Rail-related
Current Function: Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Rail-related

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