The Louisville and Nashville Passenger Station and Express Building is a historic Louisville and Nashville Railroad passenger train depot in Pensacola, Florida.
History It is located at 239 North Alcaniz Street.
The building was constructed between 1912 and 1913 with elements of Prairie School, Spanish Mission, and Italianate architectural styles.L & N Passenger Terminal
On June 11, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
In 1984, the depot was refurbished and incorporated into the Pensacola Grand Hotel (now the Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel) that was built just behind it. The renovation of the depot was a painstaking process that used as much of the original material as possible. The building houses the lobby, shops, restaurant and meeting rooms of the hotel. The hotel has hosted two Presidents of the United States, including President Barack Obama in 2010.Crowne Plaza information sheet on the Passenger Depot located at the hotel's web site.
Specific use for passenger trains Until 1971 the Louisville and Nashville Railroad operated the Gulf Wind (New Orleans - Mobile - Jacksonville).Journey to Amtrak; Harold A. Edmonson, Ed.; Kalmbach Publications; ©1972
See also Pensacola (Amtrak station)
References
External links Escambia County listings