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

Bliss-Hoyer House

Historic Site

— Shreveport —

Bliss-Hoyer House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019

1. Bliss-Hoyer House Marker

Inscription.
Built 1912 for planter Abel Bliss and wife Nettie Later home to the Hoyer family. Ewald Max Hoyer was first Mayor of Bossier City (1907) but resided in Shreveport afterward. Hugo Hoyer established Centuries Memorial Park. The house was later the residence of Livestock breeder John Kennedy.

Erected by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 32° 29.205′ N, 93° 44.906′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Highland. It is at the intersection of Robinson Place and Thornhill Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Robinson Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 902 Robinson Place, Shreveport LA 71104, 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

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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: Thornhill (within shouting distance of this marker); Robinson Place (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Josh Logan Home (about 400 feet away); Walker House (about 400 feet away); Files House (about 500 feet away); Barret Place (about 600 feet away); Trimble House (about 600 feet away); Pine Wold (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

More about this marker. The Highland Area Partnership of Shreveport spearheaded the effort to place the signs. Bob Marak designed the signs, the Shreveport City sign shop produced them, Eric J. Brock (historian in Shreveport) wrote the texts. This marker program was sponsored by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and was coordinated by Eric J. Brock, local historian, and Robert J. Marak The

The Bliss-Hoyer House & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019

2. The Bliss-Hoyer House & Marker

project included many historic sites already marked by the state of Louisiana and resulted in 142 markers placed in the Shreveport-Bossier area.

Also see . . . Ewald Max Hoyer. Everybody Wiki website entry (Submitted on February 8, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.