The Homer Historic District, a 13 acres (5.3 ha) historic district in Homer in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Homer Historic District | |
 Hotel Claiborne (Maritsky Building), now hosting the Ford Museum | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by North 2nd Street, East Main Street, South 3rd Street, Fulmer Street Third, West Main Street and West 2nd Street, Homer, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°47′26″N 93°03′18″W / 32.79061°N 93.05509°W |
| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Vernacular Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001994[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1986 |
The district includes 56 buildings, mainly commercial buildings, of which 39 are contributing buildings, set around a courthouse square and along an adjacent railroad corridor. The contributing properties date from c.1890 to 1936, except for the 1860 Claiborne Parish Courthouse.[2][3]
All of the buildings located south of South 3rd Street, except Automobile Dealership which is still standing, seem to have disappeared at some time before 2012.[a]
Contributing Properties
editThe historical district contains a total of 39 contributing properties, built between 1860 and 1935:[2][3]
- IOOF Lodge Building, 417 North Main Street, 32°47′30″N 93°03′14″W / 32.7918°N 93.05396°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 518 East Main Street, 32°47′30″N 93°03′16″W / 32.79166°N 93.05435°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 500 East Main Street (#1), 32°47′29″N 93°03′16″W / 32.79138°N 93.05436°W, built c.1900.
- Building at 500 East Main Street (#2), 32°47′29″N 93°03′16″W / 32.79129°N 93.05436°W, built c.1900.
- Homer City Hall, 400 East Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′16″W / 32.79102°N 93.05436°W, built c.1930.
- School Board Annex, 32°47′26″N 93°03′16″W / 32.79064°N 93.05434°W, built c.1925.
- Warehouse #1, 32°47′26″N 93°03′16″W / 32.79064°N 93.05434°W, built c.1925.
- Railroad Shop and Shed, 32°47′20″N 93°03′17″W / 32.78883°N 93.05463°W, built c.1920. No more existing.
- Railroad Office - Warehouse, 32°47′18″N 93°03′19″W / 32.78820°N 93.05529°W, built c.1920. No more existing.
- Railroad Depot, 32°47′19″N 93°03′19″W / 32.78849°N 93.05522°W, built c.1910. No more existing.
- Commercial Building #1, 32°47′21″N 93°03′21″W / 32.78923°N 93.05575°W, built c.1925. No more existing.
- Gas Station #1, 32°47′21″N 93°03′19″W / 32.78907°N 93.05527°W, built c.1925. No more existing.
- Automobile Dealership, 32°47′21″N 93°03′18″W / 32.78925°N 93.05493°W, built c.1930.
- Commercial Building #2, 32°47′22″N 93°03′19″W / 32.78952°N 93.05527°W, built c.1925. No more existing.
- First Baptist Church, 406 West Main Street, 32°47′24″N 93°03′19″W / 32.79007°N 93.05515°W, built c.1925.
- Frame Residence, now part of First Baptist Church, 32°47′25″N 93°03′17″W / 32.79026°N 93.05476°W, built c.1920.
- Building at 501-503 South Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′17″W / 32.79098°N 93.05472°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 505-507 South Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′17″W / 32.79098°N 93.05484°W, built c.1890.
- Building at 511 South Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′18″W / 32.79098°N 93.05498°W, built c.1935.
- Building at 513 South Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′18″W / 32.79098°N 93.05507°W, built c.1930.
- Building at 515 South Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′19″W / 32.79098°N 93.05516°W, built c.1925.
- Hotel Claiborne, also known as Maritsky Building, now hosting the Ford Museum, at 517-519 South Main Street, 32°47′28″N 93°03′19″W / 32.79098°N 93.05528°W, built 1890.
- Building at 419 West Main Street, 32°47′27″N 93°03′20″W / 32.79072°N 93.05565°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 421-423 West Main Street, 32°47′27″N 93°03′20″W / 32.79079°N 93.05565°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 425 West Main Street, 32°47′27″N 93°03′20″W / 32.79087°N 93.05565°W, built c.1925.
- Building at 427 West Main Street, 32°47′27″N 93°03′20″W / 32.79094°N 93.05565°W, built c.1925.
- Commercial Building #3, 32°47′29″N 93°03′21″W / 32.79134°N 93.05571°W, built c.1920.
- Homer National Bank Building, 507 West Main Street, 32°47′30″N 93°03′21″W / 32.79153°N 93.05571°W, built between 1909 and 1914.
- Building at 515 West Main Street, 32°47′31″N 93°03′21″W / 32.79184°N 93.05571°W, built c.1900.
- Homer Post Office, 612 North Main Street, 32°47′32″N 93°03′22″W / 32.79214°N 93.05617°W, built 1935.
- Building at 604-608 North Main Street, 32°47′27″N 93°03′20″W / 32.79079°N 93.05565°W, built c.1910.
- Gas Station #2, 32°47′33″N 93°03′21″W / 32.79259°N 93.0557°W, built c.1925.
- Commercial Building #4, 32°47′33″N 93°03′19″W / 32.79244°N 93.05531°W, built c.1925.
- Commercial Building #5, 32°47′32″N 93°03′19″W / 32.79236°N 93.05531°W, built c.1925.
- Homer Drugs Building, 522 North Main Street, 32°47′32″N 93°03′19″W / 32.79214°N 93.05535°W, built c.1890.
- Masonic Hall, 512 North Main Street, 32°47′32″N 93°03′18″W / 32.79214°N 93.05509°W, built 1922.
- Building at 500 North Main Street, 32°47′32″N 93°03′17″W / 32.79214°N 93.05472°W, built c.1920.
- Claiborne Parish Courthouse, 32°47′30″N 93°03′18″W / 32.79157°N 93.05502°W, built 1860 and also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Homer Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1986. Retrieved October 25, 2017. with four photos and three maps Archived October 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b National Register Staff (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Homer Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 27, 2018. With 30 photos from 1986.
Notes
edit- ^ Checking satellite imagery and street views of the area it seems that Gas Station #1 was still standing in February 2012 and was no more in existence in October of the same year. All other buildings were removed earlier.
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