Louisville and Nashville Passenger Station and Express Building
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The Louisville and Nashville Passenger Station and Express Building is a historic Louisville and Nashville Railroad
depot
in Pensacola
, Florida
. It is located at 239 North Alcaniz Street.
The building was constructed between 1912 and 1913 in the Prairie School architectural style. It is primarily of Spanish Mission design with elements of Italianate
.
On June 11, 1979, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
In 1984, the building was refurbished and incorporated into Pensacola Grand Hotel (now the Crowne Plaza
Pensacola Grand Hotel) that was built just behind it. The hotel has housed two Presidents of the United States including President Barack Obama in 2010. The renovation of the building was a painstaking process that involved using as much of the original material as possible. Currently, the building houses the lobby, shops, restaurant and meeting rooms for the hotel.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...
depot
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is located at 239 North Alcaniz Street.
The building was constructed between 1912 and 1913 in the Prairie School architectural style. It is primarily of Spanish Mission design with elements of Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
.
On June 11, 1979, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
In 1984, the building was refurbished and incorporated into Pensacola Grand Hotel (now the Crowne Plaza
Crowne Plaza
Crowne Plaza is a chain of full service, upscale hotels catering to business travelers and to the meetings and conventions market. It forms part of the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands, which include InterContinental and Holiday Inn and operates in 52 countries, usually located in...
Pensacola Grand Hotel) that was built just behind it. The hotel has housed two Presidents of the United States including President Barack Obama in 2010. The renovation of the building was a painstaking process that involved using as much of the original material as possible. Currently, the building houses the lobby, shops, restaurant and meeting rooms for the hotel.