Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Old Union Bank Building

1911

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 22, 2020

1. Old Union Bank Building Marker

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Organized on April 26, 1910, the Union Bank & Trust Company purchased this site from J.B. Sandoz for $7,000 and built the current structure. Prior to this, the property had been home to a restaurant, barber shop, saloon and warehouse, but the "Great Courthouse Fire on 1904." which never reached the government building, ravaged this corner of the block. Opening at this location April 13, 1911, with Dr. J.P. Saizan serving as president, the Union Bank was considered the most modern bank building at the time, featuring the popular neoclassical style of Beaux-Arts. Later, this building housed Planter's Bank and then First National Bank of St. Landry Parish.

Erected 2015 by City of Opelousas, Preserve America Grant, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1910.

Location. 30° 32.044′ N, 92° 4.964′ W. Marker is in Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is at the intersection of South Court Street and Bellevue Street, on the left when traveling north on South Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Opelousas LA 70570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s 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,

Acadia,

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

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of this marker: Pitre's Corner (here, next to this marker); Budd's Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Manon's Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Lacombe Hotel Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Federal Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Let Freedom Ring (about 300 feet away); City Hall (about 300 feet away); Bloch Corner (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelousas.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2020

2. Old Union Bank Building Marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2020

3. Old Union Bank Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.