Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Bailey Hotel

Jefferson Highway Historic Site

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2025

1. Bailey Hotel Marker

Inscription.
Built by Josephine Ernest between 1907 and 1909 and originally known as the Hostel Ernest, R. Lee Bailey purchased the hotel and renamed it in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The hotel served as the commercial and social center of Bunkie for most of the first half of the 20th century. It was expanded in the 1920's and given a face lift in 1941, when its signature Colonial Revival porch and entrance were added.

Erected by Jefferson Highway Association, Avoyelles Commission of Tourism (act).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 30° 57.217′ N, 92° 11.093′ W. Marker is in Bunkie, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on Walnut Street near West Magnolia Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West Magnolia Street, Bunkie LA 71322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American

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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 of this marker: Bunkie Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Merchants and Planters Bank (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Griffins Antiques (about 500 feet away); 1935 CLECO Originated in Bunkie, LA (about 500 feet away); How Bunkie Got Its Name (about 600 feet away); The Jefferson Highway (about 600 feet away); Bunkie Depot Museum (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bunkie.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2025

2. Bailey Hotel Marker

Marker in lower right

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.