Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Cook Home
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018
1. Cook Home Marker
Inscription.
Cook Home. . Commissioned by William Sherman Cook; built by J. D. Bragg in 1904 1905. Mr. Cook was born in Simcoe Province, Ontario, Canada. He bought this property in 1901, originally a tract of 10 acres bordered by Monroe, Florence, Olive, and Cook Avenue, for $1,700. It is the only fully developed example of residential Queen Anne Revival architecture in Alexandria. Family lore has it that it was based on a home Mr. Cook visited while in San Francisco. A civil engineer, Mr. Cook arrived in Alexandria in 1892 to assist with the development of the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway, which later became Iron Mountain, and still later part of the Missouri Pacific. He was also involved in the gravel and timber industries. He was active in politics, and member of the Shriners, Masons, Rotary Club, and Chamber of Commerce. He was named Postmaster of Alexandria by Warren G Harding in 1922. The. Cook House entered the National Register of Historic, Places in 1979, and is listed in many architecture books This plaque commemorates 100 years of continuous family ownership, and in 2004, five generations of community service to Central Louisiana. , In memoriam: William Sherman Cook, 1865-1923, and his wife Mary Anne, nee O'Shee, 1872-1962
Commissioned by William Sherman Cook; built by J. D. Bragg in
1904 1905. Mr. Cook was born in Simcoe Province, Ontario,
Canada. He bought this property in 1901, originally a tract
of 10 acres bordered by Monroe, Florence, Olive, and Cook
Avenue, for $1,700. It is the only fully developed example of
residential Queen Anne Revival architecture in Alexandria.
Family lore has it that it was based on a home Mr. Cook visited
while in San Francisco. A civil engineer, Mr. Cook arrived in
Alexandria in 1892 to assist with the development of the Kansas
City, Watkins & Gulf Railway, which later became Iron Mountain,
and still later part of the Missouri Pacific. He was also involved
in the gravel and timber industries. He was active in politics, and
member of the Shriners, Masons, Rotary Club, and Chamber of
Commerce. He was named Postmaster of Alexandria by Warren G
Harding in 1922. The. Cook House entered the National Register of
Historic, Places in 1979, and is listed in many architecture books
This plaque commemorates 100 years of continuous family ownership, and in 2004,
five generations of community service to Central
Louisiana. In memoriam: William Sherman Cook, 1865-1923, and
his wife Mary Anne, nee O'Shee, 1872-1962
Erected by The Historical Association of Central Louisiana
Location. 31° 18.434′ N, 92° 27.635′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. Marker is on Florence Avenue south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alexandria LA 71301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018
2. Cook Home Marker
Photographed By Wesley Harris, March 28, 2024
3. Cook Home
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018. 3. submitted on March 31, 2024, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana.
