June Sandwiching in History: Choctaw Route Station

Name: June Sandwiching in History: Choctaw Route Station
Start: 2024-06-07T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-06-07T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Clinton School of Public Service

Schedule

Fri Jun 07 2024 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Clinton School of Public Service | Little Rock, AR

For this Sandwiching in History tour, AHPP is taking you to learn the history and appreciate the architecture of an old Little Rock railroad depot that now serves a different function!
This beautiful building was constructed ca. 1899 to serve passengers of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. In 1902 it became the property of the Rock Island Railroad and served as a major passenger depot on that line into the 1950s. Rail service officially ended in 1967, and the property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The brick building is embellished with exceptionally ornate terra cotta details, exhibiting the influence of the architect Louis Henry Sullivan in its floral and fruit designs. Today it is home to the Clinton School of Public Service and remains one of the finest examples of railroad-related architecture in Arkansas.