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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Shreveport is the parish seat for Caddo Parish
Adjacent to Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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On Texas Street (U.S. 79/80) at Market Street (U.S. 71), on the right when traveling west on Texas Street.
Built 1910 to house Commercial National Bank. Designed by architect firm of Stern & Mann of Little Rock, Ark. Tallest building in city when completed in 1911. Listed on National Register of Historic Places , 1982. — — Map (db m109751) HM
On Cotton Street west of Mc Neil Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1924 to house Police department and City Court. Excellent example of early 20th century Neo-Classic/Federal architecture. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1982. — — Map (db m139543) HM
On Common Street (Louisiana Route 3036) at Cotton Street, on the right when traveling north on Common Street.
Designed by local architect Edward Neild who was an active member of the Shreveport Scottish Rite. It was built 1917. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. — — Map (db m139902) HM
On Texas Street (U.S. 79/80) at Marshall Street, on the right when traveling west on Texas Street.
Built 1911 as Federal Court House and Post Office, expanded in 1931. Remained in use as federal Building until 1972. Has housed Shreve Memorial Library's central branch since 1970s. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1974, when interior . . . — — Map (db m109763) HM
On Commerce Street at Texas Street, on the right when traveling south on Commerce Street.
100 block of Texas. Preserved block of early Shreveport commercial buildings, most dating from between 1860 and 1900. Excellent examples of 1880s-1890s cast iron found on many. Texas Street Bridge, which bisects block, was dedicated October, 1933 by . . . — — Map (db m109741) HM
Near Market Street at Texas Street (U.S. 79), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
In 1845 three of Shreveports first churches were organized within a four block span of Market Street: First Baptist at Travis and Market, SE; First Presbyterian, 600 block of Market, west side; and First United Methodist at Market and Fanning, SW. . . . — — Map (db m180325) HM
On Crockett Street east of Louisiana Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In October of 1923, construction began on a 2,500 seat opera house and movie theater that would become known as The Strand. It was funded by the Saenger Brothers and the Ehrlich Brothers who went on to own 320 theaters throughout the south. Of all . . . — — Map (db m139605) HM
On Louisiana Avenue south of Milam Street, on the left when traveling south.
Built 1925 for Saenger-Ehrlich Theatre Enterprises. Designed by architects Emile Weil and Charles G. Davis of New Orleans. Interior designed by Paul Heerwagen of Arkansas. Was flagship theatre of Saenger Amusement Co., a forerunner of Paramount. . . . — — Map (db m139906) HM
On Edwards Street north of Texas Street (U.S. 79/80), on the left when traveling north.
The building here at 400 Edwards Street, was originally constructed to house the Shreveport Memorial Library. It opened in 1925 and remained at this location until 1980. After two years of renovations, the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce took over . . . — — Map (db m139862) HM
On Texas Street (Highway 79/80) at Edwards Street, on the right when traveling west on Texas Street.
In 1870, three blocks northeast of this site, water well drillers discovered the first natural gas field in northwest Louisiana. An ice plant located near the site was the first to utilize this new resource.
The area's first commercial . . . — — Map (db m109762) HM
On Common Street (Louisiana Route 3036) at Cotton Street, on the right when traveling north on Common Street.
The land the Scottish Rite Temple was purchased for $17,000 on September 16, 1913. The building measures approximately 133 feet by 111 feet and surprisingly, only cost $186,477.28 to construct. It houses a three-story theater, library, and kitchen . . . — — Map (db m139903) HM
On North Market Street north of Airport Drive, in the median.
One block west near mouth of Cross Bayou at Red River the ironclad Missouri and ram Webb built. Missouri armored with railroad iron, In 1863 Webb fought U.S.S. Indianola near Vicksburg. Missouri was surrendered . . . — — Map (db m139539) HM
On North Market Street (U.S. 71) near Airport Drive, on the right when traveling south.
One of Shreveport's most historic waterways, Cross Bayou is spanned by the old KCS Railroad Bridge, one of only two surviving examples of the Waddell A-Truss bridge design in America. On the south bank of Cross Bayou was the Confederate Navy Yard . . . — — Map (db m139540) HM
On North Market Street (U.S. 71), on the right when traveling south.
In 1870, natural gas and water gushed
from a 961 ft. water well drilled
near this spot by American Well Works
for Shreveport Ice Mfg. Co. The
gas was used to light the plant
and is the first documented
commercial use of natural
gas in . . . — — Map (db m202806) HM
On Kirby Place west of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built circa 1859 as a farm house. Probably Highland's oldest surviving house. Originally located at the present site of Creswell School. — — Map (db m143537) HM
On Fairfield Avenue at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling south on Fairfield Avenue.
House built 1908 by Lt. Governor Thomas Charles Barett on property purchased by his father in 1866. Acquired by Mr. & Mrs. William M. Barett in 1938. — — Map (db m143030) HM
On Robinson Place at Thornhill Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Robinson Place.
Built 1912 for planter Abel Bliss and wife Nettie Later home to the Hoyer family. Ewald Max Hoyer was first Mayor of Bossier City (1907) but resided in Shreveport afterward. Hugo Hoyer established Centuries Memorial Park. The house was later the . . . — — Map (db m138825) HM
On Sexton Street east of Centenary Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Founded 1825 at Jackson, La., by the State of Louisiana, the college was transferred to the Methodist Church in 1845. Relocated at Shreveport in 1908. Centenary is the oldest privately operated liberal arts college west of the Mississippi. — — Map (db m142362) HM
On Youree Drive Service Road north of East Olive Street, on the right when traveling north.
Two blocks east is site of Coates Bluff settlement and homes of early area settlers Larkin Edwards, c.1803, James Coates, c.1817, and John McLeod, c.1835. The first local post office was located here in April, 1838. — — Map (db m105311) HM
On Irving Place north of Wichita Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built 1900 by grandfather of Governor John McKeithen. Purchased from the McKeithen family by Dr. & Mrs. W.M. Adams. The Adams' daughter, Alverne, married Governor Jimmie Davis here. — — Map (db m142363) HM
On Fairfield Avenue at Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling south on Fairfield Avenue.
Built 1921 by prominent attorney John Bennett Files. Designed by noted Shreveport architect Edward Fairfax Neild, Mr. Files son-in-law. Outstanding example of pure Mediterranean Revival Style. — — Map (db m138878) HM
On Jordan Street west of Cicero Street, on the left when traveling west.
Founded 1845, present sanctuary built 1925, Designed by architectural firm of Jones, Roessle, Olschner and Wiener. Chapel adjoining buildings added later. Unusual curved pews are a noteworthy feature of the sanctuary. — — Map (db m142857) HM
On East Stoner Avenue at North Spring Street (State Route 1), on the left when traveling east on East Stoner Avenue.
Formerly Fort Turnbull, built by the Confederates to defend Shreveport, then capital of Louisiana. In 1864, charred logs simulating cannon were used to deter Union forces from attacking. — — Map (db m105309) HM
This marks the site
of
Fort Turnbull
one of the eighteen batteries
and four forts which formed
the Confederate defenses
of Shreveport
1864 – 1865 — — Map (db m105333) HM
Welcome to Greenwood Cemetery the second oldest cemetery in the city of Shreveport, opened in 1892.
The natural beauty of its seventy two acres is only the beginning of an amazing story at the edge of the frontier of American history. From the . . . — — Map (db m169142) HM
On Boulevard Street east of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built 1910 by lumberman Charles Hawthorne. Girlhood home of his daughter Beatrice Hawthorne Moore (1898-1990), first woman ever elected to the State House of Representatives (1940) and second woman ever elected to the Legislature. Also first woman . . . — — Map (db m143016) HM
On Highland Avenue south of Marshall Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built 1917 on site occupied by a defensive cannon battery during Civil War. Highland Hospital occupied these buildings until 1991. Hospital part is oldest remaining hospital structure in Shreveport. — — Map (db m138818) HM
On Prospect Street at Thornhill Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Street.
Childhood residence of Broadway Theatrical Producer Josh Logan, noted for "South Pacific," "Mister Roberts," etc. Logan was born in Texarkana, but spent his childhood and youth in Shreveport as well as Mansfield. — — Map (db m138817) HM
On Kings Highway west of Line Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1925. Designed by prominent local architect Samuel Weiner, Jr. One of Shreveport's premier examples of Romanesque/Byzantine architectural styles. — — Map (db m143743) HM
On Fairfield Avenue north of Boulevard Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built circa 1870 for Thomas T. and Mary Dilliningham Land. Thomas Land was a state supreme court justice and the family was prominent late 19th to 20th century. Later owned by the Peyton Family who operated a chain of drugstores. The house remains . . . — — Map (db m143021) HM
On Jordon Street near Irving Place, on the right when traveling east.
Built 1898. One of the few remaining large Victorian houses in Highland. Named for owner Thomas C. Lewis, a Captain in the Confederate Army, and a pioneer druggist. — — Map (db m141031) HM
On Line Avenue near Wichita Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built 1904-05. Designed by noted local architect N.S. Allen. One of only 5 known Allen designed buildings remaining in Shreveport. Listed in The National Register of Historic Places, 1981. (1800 Line Avenue) — — Map (db m142708) HM
On Creswell Avenue at Wichita Street, on the right when traveling north on Creswell Avenue.
Built 1937. Designed by local architect Ted Flaxman. One of Shreveport's best examples of Modern Style. The building originally featured glass brick above the entrance. — — Map (db m142670) HM
On Herndon Street east of Stephens Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Founded as a mission church in 1906, Noel memorial Methodist Church built present building in 1913. When completed, this was the city's largest church building. Fire destroyed all but the exterior walls in 1925. — — Map (db m142327) HM
On Line Avenue at Margaret Place, on the right when traveling west on Line Avenue.
Built 1938 for Agudath Achim Orthodox Jewish Congregation which occupied it from 1939 to 1980. Art Deco in style, the building was designed by Seymor Van Os. — — Map (db m142132) HM
This stone is raised as a tribute of love and loyalty to his old comrades in arms, by Pete Youree, Capt. Commanding, Co. I, Slaybacks Regiment, Joe Shelby's Brigade, Missouri Cavalry.
"We care not whence they came, dear is their lifeless . . . — — Map (db m169100) WM
On Fairfield Avenue at Kirby Place, on the right when traveling north on Fairfield Avenue.
Begun in 1903 by lumberman T.M. Jones. Remodeled to present appearance 1919 by oilman J.P. Evans. Architect Ed Neild, Sr. used its interior moldings as models for White House under President Truman. Property originally part of Mighty Haag Circus . . . — — Map (db m138882) HM
On Highland Avenue at Wyandotte Street, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue.
Built 1909. Was former residence of Governor Ruffin G. Pleasant and wife Annie Ector Pleasant. Mrs. Pleasant founded a private school which operated here for many years. — — Map (db m142332) HM
On Fairfield Avenue at Robinson Place, on the right when traveling north on Fairfield Avenue.
Built 1911 for Dr George W. Robinson, a physician, planter, and real estate developer. Fifth Street was renamed Robinson Place by him in 1910 and the stone columns at Fairfield and Robinson Pl. were erected then. Later and for many years the home of . . . — — Map (db m138835) HM
On Irving Place south of Herndon Street, on the left when traveling south.
Built 1899 by John A. Sewall, Jr., grandson of Gen. Charles Albert Sewall, Army engineer who helped Shreve clear Red River log jam. Sewall's brother, John O. Sewall, was Shreveport's first mayor. — — Map (db m141304) HM
On Margaret Place west of Line Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1925. Designed by local architect Clarence King. The Shreveport Little Theatre is the oldest continuously operating community theatre in the United States. — — Map (db m141658) HM
On Fairfield Avenue south of St. Mary Place, on the right when traveling north.
Designed as his own residence by John Y. Snyder in 1902. Snyder was a prominent area architect and a geologist of national importance. This house, which once had a wide front porch, is the last remaining residence on Fairfield north of Olive. — — Map (db m143008) HM
On Creswell Avenue at Wichita Street, on the right when traveling north on Creswell Avenue.
Designed by J.P. Annan. Built 1934. Named as a memorial to the St. George Church in New Ephesus, Greece, which was destroyed by the Turks 1917. Congregation founded 1917. — — Map (db m142432) HM
On Fairfield Avenue south of Sheridan Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This grand Mediterranean-style mansion was built in the early 1900's as the home of James Alston Thigpen and his wife Mary Colvin Thigpen. Judge Thigpen was a respected lawyer and Caddo Parish judge, as well as a prominent landowner and oil . . . — — Map (db m143020) HM
This Marks the Site
of
Battery 1
One of the eighteen batteries
and four forts which formed
the Confederate defenses
of Shreveport
1864 – 1865 — — Map (db m105334) HM
Near Acacia Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This Marks the Site
of
Battery 3
One of the eighteen batteries
and four forts which formed
the Confederate defenses
of Shreveport
1864 – 1865 — — Map (db m138788) HM
On Miriam Avenue west of Oleander Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This Marks the Site
of
Battery 4
One of the eighteen batteries
and four forts which formed
the Confederate defenses
of Shreveport
1864 – 1865 — — Map (db m138787) HM
On Marshall Street at Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Marshall Street.
This Marks the Site
of
Battery 5
One of the eighteen batteries
and four forts which formed
the Confederate defenses
of Shreveport
1864 – 1865 — — Map (db m138780) HM
On Thornhill Avenue at Robinson Place, on the right when traveling north on Thornhill Avenue.
Built circa 1856 by Aaron B. Levisee for wife Persia Willis. Named for her family home in Alabama. Surrounding estate was subdivided in 1874 giving name to neighborhood and street. Later home to Foster and Harvey families. Builder Levisee was a . . . — — Map (db m138821) HM
On Fairfield Avenue at Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling south on Fairfield Avenue.
Designed for banker William L. Trimble and wife Bessie by noted Shreveport architect Edward F. Neild. Completed 1929. Residence of the Trimble family until 1960. A pristine example of Georgian Revival Style. — — Map (db m138879) HM
On Fairfield Avenue south of Robinson Place, on the right when traveling south.
Built 1923 by prominent attorney Henry Clay Walker, Jr. Later residence of Coca Cola bottler Zehntner Biedenharn. Housed State Missionary Headquarters of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1961-1975. Architects: Maritz & Young of St. Louis, . . . — — Map (db m138863) HM
On Samford Avenue at Kings Highway, on the right when traveling south on Samford Avenue.
Established on this site September 16, 1922, Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport became the world's first Shriners Hospital. In 1986, the original building was replaced with a new facility. From its beginnings in Shreveport, Shriners . . . — — Map (db m139582) HM
Near Pershing Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Grosjean Street.
Gas was first discovered in Caddo Parish in 1870 in a water well drilled for an ice plant located between Market and Edwards Streets in Shreveport. First leasing activity for oil was begun in 1904 by Judge S.C. Fullilove, D.C. Richardson and I.G. . . . — — Map (db m109738) HM
On Greenwood Road (U.S. 79) east of Grosjean Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built 1937. Designed by Neild and Somdal architectural firm, of Shreveport. Frescoes over main entrance are by Conrad Albizio. Painted in 1938, they are believed to be the first outdoor frescoes in United States. Listed in National Register of . . . — — Map (db m143755) HM
On Greenwood Road (U.S. 79) east of Grosjean Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum opened in 1939 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Public Works Program, "New Deal". It houses the largest topographical relief map in the state measuring 14 feet in circumference, and it also houses 22 . . . — — Map (db m143794) HM
On Texas Avenue (U.S. 80) west of Levy Street, on the right when traveling west.
Opened 1882 as city's Catholic Cemetery. Several priests who died in 1873 yellow fever epidemic rest here, including Father Jean Pierre, founding pastor of Holy Trinity Church. Also many pioneer members of Shreveport's French and Italian Societies . . . — — Map (db m143742) HM
On Texas Avenue (U.S. 80) west of Levy Street, on the right when traveling west.
Opened in 1883. City's first Black Cemetery established by and for Black citizens. Many prominent early African-American Shreveporters are buried here, From 1868 to 1874 this site was the campus of Shreveport University, a Baptist College. Entrance . . . — — Map (db m143748) HM
On University Place, 0.2 miles west of Kigns Highway, on the right when traveling east.
Centerpieces of this center are Caspiana House, built at Caspiana, La., in 1856, and the Thrasher Cabin, a rural Caddo Parish "dogtrot" log cabin, built c. 1835. Caspiana house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, the . . . — — Map (db m140326) HM
On SW Front Street, 0.5 miles north of East Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Cotton was the major crop when the area was first settled. Most of the bigger farms had their own cotton gins.
Hoke Duncan has been working at the Cotton Gin in Gilliam for over 50 years. He is the descendant of some of the first African . . . — — Map (db m170455) HM
On SW Front Street, 0.5 miles north of East Arkansas Avenue, on the right.
It happened again in 1906. The discovery of oil and gas in northwest Louisiana set the stage for yet another upsurge in the fortunes, and the population, of north Caddo Parish.
Logging in the 1880s and railroads in the 1890s had already . . . — — Map (db m170323) HM
On SW Front Street, 0.5 miles north of East Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The railroad was instrumental in bringing industry, mail delivery and goods like groceries to the small towns it passed through.
Funding and construction of the first railroad, that today passes through Vivian, Oil City and other towns in the . . . — — Map (db m170451) HM