Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
704 Main Street
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021
1. Citizens Bank & Trust Company Marker
Erected in 1910 as the Bank of Webster
Renovated and occupied 2001
Contractor - McInnis Brothers Construction, Inc.
Architect - Ballard & Associates, Inc.
The principal architectural feature is its monumental distyle in antis Ionic facade, which culminated in a classical shaped parapet with a central bas-relief eagle inscribed in a wreath. The building is locally significant in the area of architecture as a very superior example from among a limited number of historic commercial buildings in Webster Parish. It is the only building in Webster Parish to feature high style neo-classical articulation. It is the only commercial use of freestanding columns and use of a full entablature.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 36.951′ N, 93° 17.183′ W. Marker is in Minden, Louisiana, in Webster Parish. It is on Main Street north of West Union Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 704 Main St, Minden
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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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Academy Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Minden Historic Residential District / Ms. Mona Miriam Robinson Monk (approx. 0.4 miles away); Davis - Green House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Germantown Colony (approx. half a mile away); Memorial Shrine (approx. 0.9 miles away); W.R. Shadow Home (approx. 4.4 miles away); Germantown Colony And Museum (approx. 6.6 miles away); Homeplace of Baylus Benjamin (B.B.) McKinney (approx. 12.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minden.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021
2. Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
