Merchants and Planters Bank
National Register of Historic Places

Merchants and Planters Bank

Lockport, Lafourche County, Louisiana
Listed
March 29, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
95000297

About this property

The Merchants and Planters Bank, also known as the Old LP&L District Office Building and now hosting the Bayou LaFourche Folklife and Heritage Museum is a historic bank building located at 110 Main Street in Lockport, Louisiana. Built in 1910, the two-story masonry structure in Classical Revival style is one of the oldest extant buildings in downtown Lockport as it survived the 1916 Lockport fire. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995. National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Town of Lockport webpage about Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum website

Location

110 Main St.
Lockport, Lafourche County, Louisiana
29.64735, -90.53883

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

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Nearby Battles

Lafourche Crossing Louisiana
1863Civil War
10 mi
Lafourche Crossing — Second Phase
1863Civil War
13.7 mi
Kock's Plantation Skirmish
1863Civil War
14.5 mi

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When was Merchants and Planters Bank listed on the National Register?

Merchants and Planters Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Merchants and Planters Bank?

Merchants and Planters Bank is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Merchants and Planters Bank?

The period of significance for Merchants and Planters Bank is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1910.

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