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
Leachville station is located in Arkansas
Leachville station
Location in Arkansas
Leachville station is located in the United States
Leachville station
Location in United States
LocationNE corner of 2nd and McNamee Sts.
Leachville, Arkansas
Coordinates35°56′15″N 90°15′33″W / 35.93750°N 90.25917°W / 35.93750; -90.25917
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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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad Depot-Leachville". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved 2014-11-25.