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Ferriday Commercial Historic District

The 'Ferriday Commercial Historic District in Ferriday, Louisiana is the historic portion of what was the only surviving commercial center in large but rural Concordia Parish. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] The district included 21 buildings, all older than 50 years, as contributing buildings.[2][3]

Ferriday Commercial Historic District
Historic buildings on 100 block Louisiana Avenue.
LocationRoughly bounded by South 1st Street, Louisiana Avenue, South 3rd Street and Mickey Gilley Avenue, Ferriday, Louisiana
Coordinates31°37′46″N 91°33′10″W / 31.62933°N 91.55269°W / 31.62933; -91.55269
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.94001584[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 1995

The buildings are one- and two-story masonry commercial buildings, within a two block area, and were built between c.1905 and c.1940.[2][3]

One contributing building is the U.S. Post Office (1939), a one-story brick French Classical Revival building. It has false chimneys and arched windows. Its interior has Works Project Administration murals.[2][3]

Three of the contributing buildings, the one at 909 South 2nd Street and two adjoining commercial buildings along South 1st Street, are no more existing and disappeared at some time after the district was created.[a]

Contributing properties edit

The historical district contains a total of 21 contributing properties, built c.1905 to c.1940:[2][3]

Map this section's coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ferriday Commercial Historic Distr" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2017. with photos and maps
  3. ^ a b c d National Register Staff (November 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ferriday Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 29, 2018. With 18 photos from 1994.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Check satellite imagery and street views of the area. Foundations of all three buildings can be easily spotted.

External links edit

  Media related to Ferriday Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons


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The Ferriday Commercial Historic District in Ferriday Louisiana is the historic portion of what was the only surviving commercial center in large but rural Concordia Parish It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 1 The district included 21 buildings all older than 50 years as contributing buildings 2 3 Ferriday Commercial Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtHistoric buildings on 100 block Louisiana Avenue Show map of LouisianaShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by South 1st Street Louisiana Avenue South 3rd Street and Mickey Gilley Avenue Ferriday LouisianaCoordinates31 37 46 N 91 33 10 W 31 62933 N 91 55269 W 31 62933 91 55269Area4 acres 1 6 ha Architectural styleItalianateNRHP reference No 94001584 1 Added to NRHPJanuary 27 1995The buildings are one and two story masonry commercial buildings within a two block area and were built between c 1905 and c 1940 2 3 One contributing building is the U S Post Office 1939 a one story brick French Classical Revival building It has false chimneys and arched windows Its interior has Works Project Administration murals 2 3 Three of the contributing buildings the one at 909 South 2nd Street and two adjoining commercial buildings along South 1st Street are no more existing and disappeared at some time after the district was created a Contents 1 Contributing properties 2 See also 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksContributing properties editThe historical district contains a total of 21 contributing properties built c 1905 to c 1940 2 3 U S Post Office now Louisiana Delta Music Museum 218 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 13 W 31 62966 N 91 55358 W 31 62966 91 55358 Ferriday Post Office built 1939 Building at 210 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 11 W 31 62965 N 91 55304 W 31 62965 91 55304 210 Louisiana Avenue built 1923 1926 Building at 208 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 11 W 31 62965 N 91 55295 W 31 62965 91 55295 208 Louisiana Avenue built 1923 1926 Building at 204 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 10 W 31 62965 N 91 55288 W 31 62965 91 55288 204 Louisiana Avenue built 1923 1926 Vogt s Ferriday Drug Store 200 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 10 W 31 62965 N 91 5528 W 31 62965 91 5528 Vogt s Ferriday Drug Store built before 1923 Building at 906 South 2nd Street 31 37 46 N 91 33 10 W 31 62946 N 91 55281 W 31 62946 91 55281 906 South 2nd Street built 1926 1938 Wilson s Printing 902 South 2nd Street 31 37 45 N 91 33 10 W 31 62915 N 91 55286 W 31 62915 91 55286 Wilson s Printing built 1926 1938 Building at 909 South 2nd Street 31 37 46 N 91 33 09 W 31 62937 N 91 55252 W 31 62937 91 55252 909 South 2nd Street built 1923 1926 No more existing Building at 911 South 2nd Street 31 37 46 N 91 33 09 W 31 62947 N 91 55253 W 31 62947 91 55253 911 South 2nd Street built 1926 1938 Building at 913 South 2nd Street 31 37 46 N 91 33 09 W 31 62954 N 91 55253 W 31 62954 91 55253 913 South 2nd Street built 1923 1926 Building at 124 128 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 09 W 31 62964 N 91 55249 W 31 62964 91 55249 124 128 Louisiana Avenue built before 1923 Front quite altered from 1994 photo in NRHP form Building at 120 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 08 W 31 62964 N 91 55233 W 31 62964 91 55233 120 Louisiana Avenue built before 1923 Concordia Drugs 114 116 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 08 W 31 62964 N 91 55216 W 31 62964 91 55216 Concordia Drugs built before 1923 Building 1 at 110 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 07 W 31 62964 N 91 55194 W 31 62964 91 55194 110 Louisiana Avenue 1 built 1923 1926 Building 2 at 110 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 07 W 31 62964 N 91 55183 W 31 62964 91 55183 110 Louisiana Avenue 2 built 1926 1938 Ferriday Dental Clinic 104 Louisiana Avenue 31 37 47 N 91 33 06 W 31 62964 N 91 5517 W 31 62964 91 5517 Ferriday Dental Clinic built before 1923 Commercial Building 1 31 37 46 N 91 33 06 W 31 62944 N 91 5517 W 31 62944 91 5517 Commercial Building 1 built 1923 1926 No more existing Commercial Building 2 31 37 46 N 91 33 06 W 31 62935 N 91 5517 W 31 62935 91 5517 Commercial Building 2 built 1926 1938 No more existing Commercial Building 3 31 37 45 N 91 33 06 W 31 6291 N 91 5517 W 31 6291 91 5517 Commercial Building 3 built c 1940 Commercial Building 4 31 37 44 N 91 33 06 W 31 62897 N 91 5517 W 31 62897 91 5517 Commercial Building 4 built 1923 1926 Myer Discount House 31 37 43 N 91 33 06 W 31 62857 N 91 5517 W 31 62857 91 5517 Myer Discount House built before 1923 Map this section s coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Concordia Parish LouisianaReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c d Ferriday Commercial Historic Distr PDF State of Louisiana s Division of Historic Preservation 1995 Retrieved July 31 2017 with photos and maps a b c d National Register Staff November 1994 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Ferriday Commercial Historic District National Park Service Retrieved April 29 2018 With 18 photos from 1994 Notes edit Check satellite imagery and street views of the area Foundations of all three buildings can be easily spotted External links edit nbsp Media related to Ferriday Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp National Register of Historic Places nbsp United States nbsp This article about a property in Louisiana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferriday Commercial Historic District amp oldid 1168967283 U S Post Office, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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