Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad Depot-Leachville

The Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad Depot-Leachville is a historic railroad station at the junction of 2nd and McNamee Streets in Leachville, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with an asphalt roof and wide overhanging eaves. The telegrapher's station is in a small projection on the track side of the building. The station, which provided both passenger and freight service, was built in 1910 by the Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad, a small regional railroad seeking to provide additional means for area farmers to bring their products to a wider market.[2]

Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad Depot-Leachville
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationNE corner of 2nd and McNamee Sts.
Leachville, Arkansas
Coordinates35°56′15″N 90°15′33″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Built byBlytheville, Leachville & Arkansas Southern Railroad
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPSHistoric Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.92000612[1]
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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