Concordia Parish Courthouse
Concordia Parish Courthouse | |
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Location |
405 Carter Street Vidalia, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°34′04″N 91°25′43″W / 31.56782°N 91.42866°WCoordinates: 31°34′04″N 91°25′43″W / 31.56782°N 91.42866°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Built by | M.T. Reed Construction Company |
Architect | J.W. Smith and Associates |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference # | 04000081[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 26, 2004 |
The Concordia Parish Courthouse, at 405 Carter Street in Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
The 1939 courthouse replaced an earlier one demolished when, as part of a flood control project, the town of Vidalia was moved six blocks inland from the Mississippi River. It is a four-story brick and stone building with restrained Art Deco architecture. It has three-story wings on its sides and a small one-story wing on the rear. It was designed by J.W. Smith and Associates and was built by the M.T. Reed Construction Company.[2][3]
The first floor originally was parish and school board offices, with second and third floors used for courthouses and the fourth story used as a jail.[2][3]
Actually the building is used as the Vidalia branch of Concordia Parish Library. Main entrance has been changed to the courthouse's rear one, at 408 Texas Street.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Concordia Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2017. with two photos and two maps
- 1 2 National Register Staff (Fall 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Concordia Parish Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved April 27, 2018. With three photos from 2003.
- ↑ Concordia Parish Library website - Vidalia branch