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Hemenway Furniture Co. Building

Coordinates: 31°18′44″N 92°26′46″W / 31.31222°N 92.44611°W / 31.31222; -92.44611
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Hemenway Furniture Co. Building
Hemenway Furniture Co. Building is located in Louisiana
Hemenway Furniture Co. Building
Hemenway Furniture Co. Building is located in the United States
Hemenway Furniture Co. Building
Location3rd and Jackson Sts., Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates31°18′44″N 92°26′46″W / 31.31222°N 92.44611°W / 31.31222; -92.44611
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc.1918
Architectural styleChicago
NRHP reference No.83003632[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1983

Hemenway Furniture Co. Building is located in the central business district of Alexandria, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Built around 1918, it is a five-story brown brick commercial building. It has terra cotta trim at the top of its second story, in the entablature near the top of the building, and at the tops of pilasters at the top.[2]

It was deemed notable for its architecture, which stylistically is "a late somewhat diluted version of the Chicago Style skyscraper, although it lacks the pronounced cornice characteristic of that style.[2]

Located at 300 Jackson Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, the building was later in use by the United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Louisiana.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b National Register Staff, Division of Historic Preservation, State of Louisiana (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hemenway Furniture Co. Building". National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With accompanying four photos from 1983 and a c.1920 postcard image