Ruston in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

West Hill

Photographed by Wesley Harris, May 19, 2020

1. West Hill Marker

Marker has been repainted with a black background since this photo was taken.

Inscription. Oldest house in Ruston. Built in Vienna in 1876, dismantled, and moved to Ruston in 1884. Victorian cottage style of cypress construction. First child in Ruston born here. Also known as old Dr. Harper home and A. C. Morris house.

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 32° 31.844′ N, 92° 38.462′ W. Marker is in Ruston, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It is on West Alabama Avenue (Louisiana Route 150) 0.1 miles west of North Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 W Alabama Ave, Ruston LA 71270, 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Pierian Rose Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln Parish musicians / Honors Lincoln Parish Music Venues (approx. 0.2 miles away); V. S. & P. Railroad Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Kidd-Davis House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln High School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Louisiana Chautauqua (approx. 1½ miles away); Vienna (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ruston.

More about this marker. Location is currently an orthodontics office.

Photographed by Josh Otwell, March 23, 2025

2. West Hill Marker

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 4, 2026

3. West Hill & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2022, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 31, 2022, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. 2. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Josh Otwell of Choudrant, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 6, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.