Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District

Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
Listed
May 31, 1992
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
92000558

About this property

The Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District is a historic district in Brinkley, Arkansas that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It includes the former Brinkley Union Station located at the site of the former crossing of the Rock Island and Cotton Belt railroads in Brinkley, Monroe County in eastern Arkansas. In addition to the Rock Island and Cotton Belt, the station also served branchline trains of the Missouri Pacific.

Location

Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
34.88785, -91.19181

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 92000558. It was listed on May 31, 1992.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Rusher Hotel
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0 mi
Gazzola and Vaccaro Building
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0.1 mi
Monroe County Bank Building
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0.1 mi
United States Post Office
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0.2 mi
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
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0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Cotton Plant (Cache River)
1862Civil War
11.6 mi
Skirmish at Cotton Plant (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
12.4 mi
Skirmish at La Grange (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
14.7 mi
Clarendon Arkansas
1863Civil War
15.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District listed on the National Register?

Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District?

Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District?

The period of significance for Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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