Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Melady House

Circa 1870, circa 1905

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018

1. Melady House Marker

Inscription. Built by Thomas and Sabina Melady. Original one story house enlarged and remodeled c. 1905 in the Colonial Revival style. Home and about 2,000 acres of land purchased by heir Sabina Garvey Kelley and Grady L. Kelley July 1934. Property then became known as Kelley Plantation

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.

Location. 31° 19.884′ N, 92° 30.647′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It is on England Drive (State Road 498) west of Rosemary Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5800 England Drive, Alexandria LA 71303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (approx. 1.1 miles away); Republic F-105 Thunderchief (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (approx. 1.2 miles away); England AFB Heritage Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); LTV Aerospace Vought A-7D Corsair II (approx. 1.2 miles away); North American F-86 Sabre (approx. 1.2 miles away); England Air Force Base History (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kent Plantation House (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018

2. Melady House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,560 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018.