The Frisco Station, part of the Fort Smith National Historic Site.  A great Collection of restored Model A automobiles are parked in the parking lot.<br />
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Currently, the Frisco Station houses the United States Marshal Museum. A new facility is planned to be constructed in the near future.<br />
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When the contractor Anderson &amp; Company, of St Louis completed the building (1902-1904) it was an imposing structure for a town with a population of only 23,500. <br />
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The building material is limestone blocks cut smoothly to resembling grey marble. They were quarried and transported to Fort Smith from Carthage, Missouri. Built in the Greek style, tall Ionic columns originally supported the portico on the north side of the building but were removed in the mid 20th century to make room for bridge expansion. <br />
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The main waiting room was a spacious 26 feet by 36 feet 3 inches. The interior of the building was finished with hard pine and cypress rubbed with oil.