Alexander Fulton Park

Alexander Fulton Park (HM26NX)

Location: Alexandria, LA 71301 Rapides Parish
Buy Louisiana State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 31° 18.664', W 92° 26.647'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 478 views
Inscription
Alexandria City Halls
Alexandria's first city hall, built in 1860, was one of the few buildings not burned in 1864 when the town was razed by federal troops during the Civil War's Red River campaign. However, the building's 20-foot wide sidewalk was dismantled and its stones were used by Union forces in constructing Bailey's Dam in the river nearby where U.S. gunboats were stranded above the rapids.The hall's lower floor served as a market place, fire station, paint shop, and prison, while upper floors housed the city court, council chamber, and judge's office. The building also served as opera house and place of worship for Methodist and Episcopal congregations whose churches were destroyed in the 1864 fire.The "new city hall", built in 1909-1910 of marble and brick, was said then to be second to none in the state. George R. Mann of Little Rock, Arkansas, was the architect. The council chamber, with a seating capacity of 550, was a large domed room with ornamental plaster-work, mahogany-stained birch woodwork, pure white walls with ornamental cornices, and a floor of straight-edged grain heart pine. Hall floors were of octagon-shaped tiles set in white concrete with baseboards of Tennessee marble. Among other rooms were offices for the mayor, city judge, city marshall, city attorney, treasurer, city engineer,



city clerk, and superintendent of waterworks and electric light. The building was constructed at a cost of $54,000.00; lights, wiring, and fixtures totaled $1,600.00; screening was $250.00;and heating was $1,800.00. Total expenditures, including $3500.00 for furnishings were $61,140.00. Keys to the new city hall were tendered to Mayor J.P. Turregano on August 2, 1910.The second city hall served Alexandria for more than 50 years. The building was torn down in 1963-1964 for the construction of Alexandria's third city hall.
Details
HM NumberHM26NX
Tags
Placed ByHistorical Society of Central Louisiana
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, April 8th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 552895 N 3464210
Decimal Degrees31.31106667, -92.44411667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 18.664', W 92° 26.647'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 18' 39.84" N, 92° 26' 38.82" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)318
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-298 Johnston St, Alexandria LA 71301, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. What year was the marker erected?
  9. This marker needs at least one picture.
  10. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  11. Is the marker in the median?