Winnsboro Commercial Historic District
Winnsboro Commercial Historic District | |
 A view of Prairie Street | |
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| Location | Prairie Street, Winnsboro, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°09′52″N 91°43′07″W / 32.16438°N 91.7186°WCoordinates: 32°09′52″N 91°43′07″W / 32.16438°N 91.7186°W |
| Area | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002774[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1982 |
The Winnsboro Commercial Historic District is a 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) historic district located along Prairie Street in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
When first created, the district comprised a total of 31 structures, mainly one-story brick commercial buildings, of which 20 were considered contributing properties. After a reexamination, the district now comprises 22 contributing properties on a total of 28 buildings.[2][3]
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1982.[1]
Contributing Properties[]
Franklin Parish Library at 705 Prairie Street
Princess Theater at 714 Prairie Street
A view of Prairie Street
The historical district contains a total of 22 contributing properties, built between c.1905 and c.1945:
- Building at 600-604 Prairie Street, 32°09′53″N 91°43′04″W / 32.1646°N 91.71786°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 608 Prairie Street, 32°09′53″N 91°43′05″W / 32.1646°N 91.718°W, built 1911. No more existing
- Building at 612-614 Prairie Street, 32°09′53″N 91°43′06″W / 32.1646°N 91.71827°W, built c.1945.
- Building at 616 Prairie Street, 32°09′52″N 91°43′06″W / 32.16453°N 91.7184°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 618 Prairie Street, 32°09′53″N 91°43′07″W / 32.1646°N 91.7185°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 702 Prairie Street, 32°09′52″N 91°43′08″W / 32.16457°N 91.71877°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 710 Prairie Street, 32°09′52″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16457°N 91.71915°W, built c.1915.
- Princess Theater, at 714 Prairie Street, 32°09′52″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16457°N 91.71927°W, built c.1915.
- Princess Room, at 720 Prairie Street, 32°09′52″N 91°43′10″W / 32.16457°N 91.71937°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 503-505 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′01″W / 32.16427°N 91.71694°W, built 1920s.
- Old Post Office, at 513 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′03″W / 32.16425°N 91.71747°W, built 1936. Now hosting the Old Post Office Museum.
- Building at 607 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′05″W / 32.16421°N 91.71807°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 611 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′05″W / 32.16421°N 91.71818°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 613 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′06″W / 32.16421°N 91.71826°W, built c.1905.
- Building at 617-621 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′06″W / 32.16421°N 91.71838°W, built c.1945.
- Building at 623 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′07″W / 32.16418°N 91.7185°W, built c.1905.
- Building at 701-703 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′07″W / 32.16417°N 91.71873°W, built c.1915.
- Franklin Parish Public Library, at 705 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′08″W / 32.16413°N 91.7189°W, built c.1915.
- Commercial Building #1, 32°09′51″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16413°N 91.71907°W, built c.1915. Now hosting the Franklin Parish Library Learning Center.
- Building at 713-717 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16416°N 91.71922°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 719-721 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′10″W / 32.1642°N 91.71937°W, built c.1915.
- Building at 801-803 Prairie Street, 32°09′51″N 91°43′10″W / 32.1642°N 91.71946°W, built c.1915.
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Winnsboro Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 23, 2018. with eight photos and three maps
- ^ Gay Hatfield (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Winnsboro Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 23, 2018. With 23 photos from 1981.
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