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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZGW_jefferson-island_New-Iberia-LA.html
Once known as Orange Island purchased after the Civil War by Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), world famous actor and artist. Home designed and built about 1870.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YZL_bazus-building_New-Iberia-LA.html
Originally the Iberia House, the Bezus Building was erected circa 1880 on property purchased in 1868 by Laurent Bazus, a native of Vin-En-Bigorre, France. It is considered the oldest existing structure in New Iberia's downtown. Laurent's heirs hav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YZ2_provosts-cafe-and-bar-clementine-fine-dining-and-spirits_New-Iberia-LA.html
Originally part of the 1777 Spanish Land Grant to François Prévost, this Iberia to Julia Street property with its circa 1890 building was purchased by Frédéric Henri Dupérier in 1829. The property remained with the hei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YZ1_wormsers-department-store_New-Iberia-LA.html
Constructed after the Great Fire of 1899, these buildings once housed Jake Weil's clothing store named The Hub and Schwing and Carsten's Department Store. In 1932, Justin Wormser established Wormser's Department Store in the westernmost building. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YZ0_the-gouguenheim-building_New-Iberia-LA.html
This building, having a second story gallery which extended over the sidewalk, was largely responsible for preventing a disastrous fire from spreading throughout the Town's business district. As flamed destroyed the block just east of here on the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YYZ_evangeline-theater_New-Iberia-LA.html
After the Great Fire of 1870, the Dreyfus Building was partitioned in 1929, with this portion becoming one of the city's early movie houses, The Evangeline Theater., Opened on April 19, 1930, by the Theodore Sliman Family, the building was renovat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YYY_james-lee-burke_New-Iberia-LA.html
Fans of author James Lee Burke will easily recognize New Iberia as the settings for several of his famed Dave Robicheaux novels. Burke, who has been called the Faulkner of crime fiction, spent summers with his family in New Iberia. This area is cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YYW_the-davis-building_New-Iberia-LA.html
This building, constructed in 1892 by the Jacob Davis Family on land purchased from Leonidas Serret, remained in the Davis family until its 1936 purchase by Dr. Paul A. Lebourgeois. The pediment brickwork of the second story facade is considered t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W2Q_veterans-memorial-building-historical_New-Iberia-LA.html
This building was built on property purchased from Dr. Andrew Emmer by the Iberia Parish Police Jury in 1948 during the period of patriotism following World War II. Designed by noted Louisiana architect A. Town Hays and constructed in 1949, the bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VW4_sugar-cane-festival-and-fair-building-historical_New-Iberia-LA.html
This building, dedicated in 1951, was constructed with funds provided by the State of Louisiana. Designed by noted architect Owen J. Southwell, this local landmark, with its sugar cane mill inspired exterior and classic European Renaissance themed…