Historic district in Louisiana, United States
United States historic place
The Winnsboro Commercial Historic District is a 5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
historic district located along Prairie Street in
Winnsboro in
Franklin Parish, Louisiana .
When first created, the district comprised a total of 31 structures, mainly one-story brick commercial buildings, of which 20 were considered
contributing properties . After a reexamination, the district now comprises 22
contributing properties on a total of 28 buildings.
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The historic district was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1982.
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Contributing Properties
Franklin Parish Library at 705 Prairie Street
Princess Theater at 714 Prairie Street
A view of Prairie Street
The historical district contains a total of 22 contributing properties, built between c.1905 and c.1945:
Building at 600-604 Prairie Street,
32°09′53″N 91°43′04″W / 32.1646°N 91.71786°W / 32.1646; -91.71786 (600-604 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 608 Prairie Street,
32°09′53″N 91°43′05″W / 32.1646°N 91.718°W / 32.1646; -91.718 (608 Prairie Street ) , built 1911. No more existing
Building at 612-614 Prairie Street,
32°09′53″N 91°43′06″W / 32.1646°N 91.71827°W / 32.1646; -91.71827 (612-614 Prairie Street ) , built c.1945.
Building at 616 Prairie Street,
32°09′52″N 91°43′06″W / 32.16453°N 91.7184°W / 32.16453; -91.7184 (616 Prairie Street ) , built c.1925.
Building at 618 Prairie Street,
32°09′53″N 91°43′07″W / 32.1646°N 91.7185°W / 32.1646; -91.7185 (618 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 702 Prairie Street,
32°09′52″N 91°43′08″W / 32.16457°N 91.71877°W / 32.16457; -91.71877 (702 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 710 Prairie Street,
32°09′52″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16457°N 91.71915°W / 32.16457; -91.71915 (710 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Princess Theater, at 714 Prairie Street,
32°09′52″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16457°N 91.71927°W / 32.16457; -91.71927 (Princess Theater ) , built c.1915.
Princess Room, at 720 Prairie Street,
32°09′52″N 91°43′10″W / 32.16457°N 91.71937°W / 32.16457; -91.71937 (Princess ) , built c.1915.
Building at 503-505 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′01″W / 32.16427°N 91.71694°W / 32.16427; -91.71694 (503-505 Prairie Street ) , built 1920s.
Old Post Office, at 513 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′03″W / 32.16425°N 91.71747°W / 32.16425; -91.71747 (Old Post Office ) , built 1936. Since 2010 this has been home of the
Old Post Office Museum .
Building at 607 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′05″W / 32.16421°N 91.71807°W / 32.16421; -91.71807 (607 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 611 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′05″W / 32.16421°N 91.71818°W / 32.16421; -91.71818 (611 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 613 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′06″W / 32.16421°N 91.71826°W / 32.16421; -91.71826 (613 Prairie Street ) , built c.1905.
Building at 617-621 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′06″W / 32.16421°N 91.71838°W / 32.16421; -91.71838 (617-621 Prairie Street ) , built c.1945.
Building at 623 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′07″W / 32.16418°N 91.7185°W / 32.16418; -91.7185 (623 Prairie Street ) , built c.1905.
Building at 701-703 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′07″W / 32.16417°N 91.71873°W / 32.16417; -91.71873 (701-703 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Franklin Parish Public Library, at 705 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′08″W / 32.16413°N 91.7189°W / 32.16413; -91.7189 (Franklin Parish Public Library ) , built c.1915.
Commercial Building #1,
32°09′51″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16413°N 91.71907°W / 32.16413; -91.71907 (Commercial Building #1 ) , built c.1915. Now hosting the Franklin Parish Library Learning Center.
Building at 713-717 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′09″W / 32.16416°N 91.71922°W / 32.16416; -91.71922 (713-717 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 719-721 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′10″W / 32.1642°N 91.71937°W / 32.1642; -91.71937 (719-721 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
Building at 801-803 Prairie Street,
32°09′51″N 91°43′10″W / 32.1642°N 91.71946°W / 32.1642; -91.71946 (801-803 Prairie Street ) , built c.1915.
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