Federal Building (Ruston, Louisiana) Explained

Federal Building
Nrhp Type:indcp
Coordinates:32.5299°N -92.6383°W
Built:1909
Architect:James Knox Taylor
Added:October 9, 1974
Area:0.33acres
Refnum:74000926
Partof:Downtown Ruston Historic District
Partof Refnum:100000598
Designated Nrhp Type:January 31, 2017
Nocat:yes

The Federal Building, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic institutional building located at 201 North Vienna Street in Ruston, Louisiana.

Built in 1909 to host Ruston Post Office, the structure is a small one-story rectangular limestone building with a hipped roof featuring circular dormers. The building was vacated about 1961 when a new post office was built, and was then used since 1963 as a federal office building.[1] [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. It was also declared a contributing property of Downtown Ruston Historic District at the time of its creation on .[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Building. State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . July 17, 2018. with a photo and a map
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74000926}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Federal Building]. National Park Service. Samuel Wilson, Jr.. March 10, 1973. July 17, 2018. With .
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Ruston Historic District. State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Kristi Lumpkin. September 2016. July 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717125055/https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish31/Scans/31030001.pdf. July 17, 2018. dead. with 34 photos and two maps