Block, J. S., Building - Monroe, Louisiana
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BruceS
N 32° 30.081 W 092° 07.090
15S E 582838 N 3596351
Historic commercial building also known as the Ferd Levi Building location in Monroe, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM38FZ
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2008
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The Ferd Levi Building (1893) its located at the corner of Grand anti DeSiard
Streets adjacent to the Ouachita River levee in the old commercial section of
Monroe. The immediate neighborhood is characterized by turn-of-the-century
commercial buildings, warehouses, and modern shops.
Constructed of common bond brick, the building features shallow arch
fenestration, brick pilasters, a corner entrance, and a parapet formed of molded
brick panels. Much reworked over the years, the interior still features the
original cast iron Corinthian support columns and the original window frames
with their molded boards and bull's eye corner blocks. Cast iron for the
elaborate glazed shop front was made at Pullis Brothers Iron Works of St. Louis,
Missouri. The plate glass in the large display window is replaced, but the small
panes in the upper portions of the shop front appear to be original. The cast
iron columns are partially fluted with console capitals. The corner entrance is
treated with a single Persian column which has a Corinthian capital and a lace
work of cast iron scroll volutes. The second story facade is treated with
pressed tin ornamentation including brincaded segmental and triangular pediments
over the windows and triglyphs at either end of the parapet. ~
Nomination Form for National Register
At the time of my visit the building was being renovated for future use.