The Merchants and Planters Bank, also known as the Old LP&L District Office Building and now hosting the Bayou LaFourche Folklife and Heritage Museum is a historic bank building located at 110 Main Street in Lockport, Louisiana.
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| Location | 110 Main Street, Lockport, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°38′50″N 90°32′20″W / 29.64725°N 90.53884°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000297[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1995 |
Built in 1910, the two-story masonry structure in Classical Revival style is one of the oldest extant buildings in downtown Lockport as it survived the 1916 Lockport fire.[2][3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Merchants and Planters Bank" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 12, 2018. with three photos and two maps
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merchants and Planters Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures
External links
edit- Town of Lockport webpage about Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum
- Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum website
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