Addis in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Addis Museum
"Bank Of Addis"
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 19, 2014
1. Addis Museum Marker
Inscription.
Addis Museum. "Bank Of Addis". Chartered in 1919, the Bank of Addis was constructed the following year on land purchased from William Gassie, Jr., one of the original bank shareholders. In 1925 the Bank became a branch of the Port Allen Bank and Trust Company. Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the Addis branch closed its operation in 1930. The building remained vacant until 1936 when Joseph "Doc" Hebert purchased it and leased it for the Addis Post Office. In 1956 William C. Guidry, Jr. purchased the building and used it as a grocery and Post Office until 1981. The town of Addis purchased the building in 1984 as a community museum. In 1992 The Bank of Addis building was recognized as the last surviving building of the Addis historic commercial district and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Chartered in 1919, the Bank of Addis was constructed the following year on land purchased from William Gassie, Jr., one of the original bank shareholders. In 1925 the Bank became a branch of the Port Allen Bank and Trust Company. Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the Addis branch closed its operation in 1930. The building remained vacant until 1936 when Joseph "Doc" Hebert purchased it and leased it for the Addis Post Office. In 1956 William C. Guidry, Jr. purchased the building and used it as a grocery and Post Office until 1981. The town of Addis purchased the building in 1984 as a community museum. In 1992 The Bank of Addis building was recognized as the last surviving building of the Addis historic commercial district and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected by Town of Addis.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
Location. 30° 21.265′ N, 91° 16.006′ W. Marker is in Addis, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of Ray Rivet Street and Harris Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ray Rivet Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Addis LA 70710, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 19, 2014
2. Addis Museum Building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
