D.A. Varnado and Son Store

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D.A. Varnado and Son Store
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Location936 Pearl St., Franklinton, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°50′38″N90°09′15″W / 30.843889°N 90.154167°W / 30.843889; -90.154167 Coordinates: 30°50′38″N90°09′15″W / 30.843889°N 90.154167°W / 30.843889; -90.154167
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1900, 1925
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 01000763 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 2001

The D.A. Varnado and Son Store in Franklinton, Louisiana is an Italianate-style building constructed in c.1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

It was deemed to be "locally significant in the area of architecture because it is a rare and well preserved historic commercial building with period shopfront and interior." [2]

It is a two-story brick commercial building. It originally had a second-story gallery wrapping around three sides of the building; this was removed in a 1925 renovation and replaced by a metal awning. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "D.A. Varnado and Son Store" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2017.[ permanent dead link ] with 10 photos and two maps [ permanent dead link ]