Cooley, G. B., House - Monroe, Louisiana - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Cooley House is a fourteen room, brick and stucco, Prairie Style residence located next to the Ouachita River in the old residential section of Monroe, A design for the house was exhibited as early as 1910, however, it was not executed until 1926. The house and its matching garage have only been slightly altered over the years.

Some comment is required regarding the disparity between the date of the design and the actual date of construction. It is known that a design for a G. B. Cooley House in Monroe was exhibited at the Chicago Architectural Club in 1910, that Cooley acquired the_ property in question in 1924-25, and that the present house and garage appear on a 1926 Sanborn map. The reason for the time lapse is a mystery. One local story has it that Cooley commissioned the design, but waited until he had amassed enough money to execute it. ~ Nomination Form for National Register

Street address: 1011 S. Grand St. Monroe, Louisiana County / Borough / Parish: Ouachita County Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic - Single Dwelling Current function: Commerce/Trade - Professional Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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