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

Land House

Historic Site

— Shreveport —

Land House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

1. Land House Marker

Inscription.
Built circa 1870 for Thomas T. and Mary Dilliningham Land. Thomas Land was a state supreme court justice and the family was prominent late 19th to 20th century. Later owned by the Peyton Family who operated a chain of drugstores. The house remains one of the oldest Fairfield Av. residences, if not the oldest.

Erected by Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 29.416′ N, 93° 45.033′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Highland. It is on Fairfield Avenue north of Boulevard Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 Western Hemisphere,

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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: Thigpen Mansion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barret Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); Josh Logan Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Snyder House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robinson Place (approx. ¼ mile away); Walker House (approx. ¼ mile away); Bliss-Hoyer House (approx. ¼ mile away); Thornhill (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

2. Land House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.