Tallulah Coca-Cola Bottling Plant

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Tallulah Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
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LocationCorner of North Plum Street and East Green Street, Tallulah, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°24′26″N91°11′04″W / 32.40727°N 91.18454°W / 32.40727; -91.18454
AreaLess than one acre
Builtc.1930
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 12001205 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 2013

The Tallulah Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Tallulah, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 2013. [1]

The building was a Coca-Cola bottling plant until 1962, when it was converted to use as a Coca-Cola distribution warehouse. The facility was operated by Joe Biedenharn, "the first person to bottle Coca-Cola." [2]

The plant is a brick industrial building built on a poured concrete foundation in about 1930 and expanded, almost doubling its size, in about 1940. A partial second story at the front is supported by steel columns. The building has a Classical Revival front facade. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Tallulah Coca-Cola Bottling Plant" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2016. with 13 photos and two maps