Downtown Riverfront in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Jefferson Hotel
Historic Site
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
1. Jefferson Hotel Marker
Built 1922 as a railroad hotel-- Union Depot stood across the street for many years. Extensively restored and remodelled in 1980s. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989.
Erected by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 32° 30.473′ N, 93° 44.876′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Downtown Riverfront. It is on Louisiana Avenue 0.3 miles north of Fairfield Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 Louisiana Avenue, 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: W (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scottish Rite Cathedral (about 600 feet away); Old Municipal Building (about 700 feet away); Old B'nai Zion Temple (about 800 feet away); Central Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soul Men (approx. 0.2 miles away); Strand Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bishop Leonidas Polk (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
More about this marker. Louisiana Avenue dead ends at rail tracks at this location.
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August 30, 2019
2. Jefferson Hotel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2. submitted on September 20, 2019.
