Federal Building
National Register of Historic Places

Federal Building

Ruston, Lincoln County, Louisiana
Listed
October 8, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74000926

About this property

The Federal Building, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic institutional building located at 201 North Vienna Street in Ruston, Louisiana. Built in 1909 to host Ruston Post Office, the structure is a small one-story rectangular limestone building with a hipped roof featuring circular dormers. The building was vacated about 1961 when a new post office was built, and was then used since 1963 as a federal office building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. It was also declared a contributing property of Downtown Ruston Historic District at the time of its creation on January 31, 2017.

Location

Ruston, Lincoln County, Louisiana
32.52967, -92.63837

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Federal Building listed on the National Register?

Federal Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Federal Building?

Federal Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Federal Building?

The period of significance for Federal Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1909.

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