Downtown Riverfront in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

CNB Building

Historic Site

— Shreveport —

CNB Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

1. CNB Building Marker

Inscription. Built 1940. Designed by architects McKim, Mead and White of New York City in association with Samuel G. Wiener of Shreveport. Interior lobby contains original murals depicting history of Shreveport. Vault originally made for Bank of Tokyo; WWII prevented delivery.

Erected by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 32° 30.816′ N, 93° 44.911′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Downtown Riverfront. It is at the intersection of Texas Street (U.S. 79/80) and Edwards Street, on the right when traveling east on Texas Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shreveport LA 71101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Turning to the Right (a few steps from this marker); Chamber Plaza (about 300 feet away); The Pardon (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Chamber Plaza (about 400 feet away); First City Market (about 400 feet away); Shreve Memorial Library (about 400 feet away); Old CNB Building (about 400 feet away); Hutchinson Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

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Another marker is no longer nearby. Shreveport's First Churches (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

2. CNB Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.