Ferriday Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Ferriday Commercial Historic District

Ferriday, Concordia County, Louisiana
Listed
January 27, 1995
Type
District
Ref No.
94001584

About this property

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. The district included 21 buildings, all older than 50 years, as contributing buildings. The buildings are one- and two-story masonry commercial buildings, within a two block area, and were built between c.1905 and c.1940. 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. 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.

Location

Ferriday, Concordia County, Louisiana
31.62921, -91.55300

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Tacony Plantation House
Early Republic
5.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Ferriday Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Ferriday Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Ferriday Commercial Historic District?

Ferriday Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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