Downtown in Ruston in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Old Post Office
Photographed by Wesley Harris
1. Old Post Office Marker
Old Post Office has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 by the United States Department of the Interior.
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation and Lincoln Parish Museum & Historical Society. (Marker Number 565.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 31.798′ N, 92° 38.29′ W. Marker is in Ruston, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Vienna Street (U.S. 167/80) and West Mississippi Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Vienna Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 North Vienna Street, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln Parish musicians / Honors Lincoln Parish Music Venues (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); The Pierian Rose Garden (about 600 feet away); V. S. & P. Railroad Depot (about 700 feet away); West Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kidd-Davis House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Captain Gerald McCallum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln High School (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ruston.
More about this marker. By front steps of Ruston's Old Post Office, now Delta Biscuit Company.
Also see . . . Old Ruston post office to see new life. Lincoln Parish Journal (Submitted on October 13, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by Wesley Harris, October 5, 2026
2. Old Post Office Marker to right of front door
Photographed by Wesley Harris
3. Front of Old Post Office
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2026, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2026, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
