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Snyder House

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Snyder House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
1. Snyder House Marker
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Designed as his own residence by John Y. Snyder in 1902. Snyder was a prominent area architect and a geologist of national importance. This house, which once had a wide front porch, is the last remaining residence on Fairfield north of Olive.
 
Erected by Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
 
Location. 32° 29.597′ N, 93° 45.098′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Highland. It is on Fairfield Avenue south of St. Mary Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1905 Fairfield 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
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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: Thigpen Mansion (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Land House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Line Avenue School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shreveport Little Theatre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woman's Department Club (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Agudath Achim Synagogue (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barret Place (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
 
Snyder House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
2. Snyder House Marker
Snyder House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
3. Snyder House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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Jul. 30, 2026