Crowley in Acadia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2018

1. Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 30° 12.723′ N, 92° 22.267′ W. Marker is in Crowley, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish. It is at the intersection of East Third Street and North Avenue G, on the right when traveling east on East Third Street. Marker is mounted above eye-level, directly on the subject building, at the northeast corner of the building, facing East Third Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 East Third Street, Crowley LA 70527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s 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,

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it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

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: Crowley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech (approx. 0.2 miles away); Miller Stadium (approx. half a mile away); David L. & Jeanette Ross May House (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Crowley (approx. 0.7 miles away); Salmon Lusk Wright (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pouppeville (approx. 6.1 miles away); Louisiana Frog Company (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crowley.

More about this marker. Marker is a large National Register of Historic Places plaque.

Also see . . . Crowley, Louisiana Post Office (1913).
(This link presents many historic photos of the former Crowley Post Office, including construction and interior photos.) The Ballroom of Crowley has been added to the National Register of Historical Places. It is located

Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 Marker (<i>wide view; marker visible near northeast corner</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2018

2. Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 Marker (wide view; marker visible near northeast corner)

in the heart of Crowley's Historical District. Built in 1913 in federal style, it was originally the post office. (Submitted on September 18, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 Cornerstone (<i>located below marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2018

3. Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 Cornerstone (located below marker)

Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 (<i>East side view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 13, 2018

4. Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 (East side view)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.