Historic Buildings, Church buildings, First United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, La.)
First Methodist Church, 905 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, La. Constructed at an approximate cost of $300,000 Gift of Ed Reed. Photograph by Ewing, October 10, 1926
Dr. Curtis "C.J." Gilliam [1922-1995] was a longtime Civil Rights activist and the first black optometrist in Baton Rouge. A former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP, he was the first black Louisianan to enlist in the U.S. Marine...
Dr. Louis James Sr. (December 3-1921-November 7, 2007) Graduate of McKinley High School, Southern University and Howard School of Medicine. Served in the United States Army, was a member of Mt. Zion First Baptist Church and was the first African...
First Presbyterian Church, 701 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, La. Construction was completed in 1926 for an approximate cost of $300,000. Built in the Gothic style with red brick and white sandstone trim. Gift of Ed Reed. Photograph by Ewing, Inc....
Offices of the Baton Rouge Lumber Company. Located on South First Street (now River Road) this example of Romantic Eclecticism architecture was built in the 1870's. Occupied until 1968, it was originally constructed as offices for the Burton...
Brochure of the First National Bank with listing of assets and directors. Taken from the Convention Street School Cornerstone. Laid in 1900, opened in 1957 .
Mrs. James Wilson receives the first call of the Camp Fire Girl's 1957 annual candy sale (L. to r.) Julie Wilson, Kathy Mixon, and Betty Abercrombie. March, 1957