Oakland Hall
In late February 1961, the LSU Board of Supervisors chose a name for the first new permanent building to be constructed on the campus, selecting Oakland Hall in honor of Oakland Plantation, the land on which the campus was located.
Construction began on the new building that semester and established a historical landmark. Oakland Hall was the first building in Louisiana constructed using the "lift slab post tension" method. All floors and the roof were constructed of concrete poured and cured at ground level before any of them were lifted into place. The roof, which was raised first, was elevated by using jacks placed on top of pre-stressed concrete columns already constructed. Gables were connected from the jacks to pieces of metal imbedded in the concrete, and the roof
and floors of the building were carefully maneuvered into place.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings.
Location. 31° 10.675′ N, 92° 24.986′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It can be reached from Middleton Road east of
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Headquarters 1st Calvary Division, Army of West La., May 8, 1864 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edwin Epps House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Epps House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oakland Plantation (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Epps House (approx. Ό mile away); Potter's Grocery (approx. 6.1 miles away); Dr. Whitehead's Medical Office
More about this marker. Located on the LSU-Alexndria (LSUA) Campus
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2018.
