Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society

The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society Records

1910; 1927-1928; 1940; 1965-2004

14.16 linear feet

Collection Number 126

Prepared by Patricia A. Threatt
January 2005

CITATION: The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society Records, Collection No. 126, Box number, Folder number, Archives and Special Collections Department, Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University.

Archives and Special Collections Department
Frazar Memorial Library
McNeese State University

Historical Sketch

The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society began in 1973 with the purpose of preserving historic buildings, objects, and places relating to the history of Louisiana and Calcasieu Parish. In 1985, the Society began designating local buildings and residences as landmarks according to established guidelines. In 1990, the Society established the Charpentier Historic District in Lake Charles, a National Register Historic District. The Society remains active in local preservation activities.

Scope and Content Note

The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society Records consist of four series: Series I. General Records, 1940; 1965-2004; Series II. Landmarks Committee Records, 1984-1998; Series III. Individual Landmark Sites, 1986-2003; and Series IV. Architectural Drawings, 1910-1928. The General Records Series contains the records of the Society, including the by-laws and constitution and information about historic sites not designated as landmarks. The Landmarks Committee Records Series contains the records of the Landmarks Committee and the Landmarks Review Board, the entities that determine which buildings will be designated as landmarks. The Individual Landmark Sites Series contains the application, photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings for each landmark, arranged chronologically. The Architectural Drawings Series contains the original drawings for the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse, the Calcasieu Marine National Bank, and the Charleston Hotel.

Container List

Series I. General Records

Box	Folder	Description
1	1	By-laws, 1973
	2	Articles of Incorporation, 1977, and sample documents from other similar organizations
	3	Clippings regarding CPS, 1940, 1973-2000, n.d.
	4	Membership lists and announcements, 1974-2001
	5	Board of Directors meeting minutes and notes, 1979-1998, n.d.
	6	Committees, 1978-1989
	7	Notes, meeting minutes, agenda, and CPS brochures, 1973-1998, n.d.
	8	Louisiana Preservation Alliance, 1981-2003
	9	Correspondence, 1974-1998
	10	Articles, brochures, and clippings regarding other preservation efforts, 1965-1997
	11	CPS Newsletters, 1977-2004

2	1	Individual Historic Sites, 1970-2003: 748 Bank Street 221 Broad Street (Standard Supply and Hardware) 517 Broad Street (home built by Dr. A.N. Pierce, 1900) 920 Broad Street (built 1918) 928 South Division Street 523 Division Street 527 Division Street 601 Division Street (interior and exterior photos) 625 Division Street 1510 11th Street 240 Elms Street (Olsen House ‑ built 1877, originally at 1130 Ryan) 1128 Enterprise Boulevard The Evergreen Plantation near Edgar, LA 504 Ford Street (view of staircase) 512 Ford Street 518 Ford Street 822 Ford Street (home built by Augustus M.. Mayo, 1889) 1713 Ford Street Captain Daniel Goos residence, built along Calcasieu River 1114 Hodges Street 1648 Hodges Street First Christian Church on corner of Hodges and Iris (burnt down in 1910 fire) 800 and 917 Kirby Street 1005 Kirby Street 1020 Kirkman St. 516 Lawrence Street (Wehner home, originally at 118 Bilbo) 518 Lawrence Street 2907 McNeese Farm Road 314 Moss Street 503 Moss Street The Capt. Simon Bakker Jacobsen house that once faced Moss Street at the corner of Belden 401 Pine Street (view of staircase) 500 block of Pujo Street 504 Pujo, Aunt Ruby's Bed and Breakfast 611 Pujo Street (burnt down in 1981, was Scarlet O'Hara's Restaurant and Bar) 639 Pujo Street (Gus Quinn home) 714 Pujo Street 736 Pujo Street 739 Pujo Street 728 Ryan Street The Weber Building that once faced Ryan Street The parish courthouse that faced Ryan Street: built 1890 and burnt down in 1910 fire St. Patrick Sanitarium and later St. Patrick Hospital, dedicated in 1908, on South Ryan St. G.T. Rock Hardware Store, closed 1939, that was on Ryan and Pujo The first Lake Charles City Hall (built in 1903, burnt down in 1910 Fire) 923 Ruth Street, Sulphur St. Louis High School Gym 309 Sallier Street 706 7th St. 1002 7th St. 809 Shell Beach Drive (Bob and Sarah Jones home, designed by Gus Quinn) 1200 Shell Beach Drive
	2	Charpentier Historic District, Lake Charles, 1973-1996
	3	Palm Sunday Tour of Homes, 1975-2004
	4	Arcade Theater, 1978-2003
	5	Honors and Awards, 1980-2002

Series II. Landmarks Committee Records

Box	Folder	Description
3	1	Thomasville (Ga.) Landmarks, Inc., sample criteria, 1984
	2	Procedure Booklet, 1985-1993
	3	Landmarks Committee meeting minutes and notes, 1985-1995
	4	Publicity, 1986-1993
	5	Landmarks Review Board meeting minutes and correspondence, 1986-1993
	6	Correspondence, 1986-1987
	7	Correspondence, 1988-1997
	8	Plaques, 1986-1990
	9	Adaptive Reuse Award, 1988
	10	Sites for Future Consideration, 1988-1993
	11	National Register of Historic Places, ca. 1990
	12	Historic District Commission Meeting. August 22, 1998 - Morgan City, LA

Series III. Individual Landmark Sites

Box	Folder	Description
4	1	Master File for 1986 Landmark Houses
	2	Edwin Stubbs House, 1021 Kirby Street, Lake Charles
	3	Leslie J. Coleman House, 1019 Kirby Street, Lake Charles
	4	Robert Leake House, The Cox House, 1015 Kirby Street, Lake Charles
	5	Edgar Miller House, 1018 Pujo Street, Lake Charles
	6	Abraham Christman House, 919 Pujo Street, Lake Charles
	7	Flanders House, 605 Mill Street, Lake Charles
	8	Walter S. Goos House, 624 Ford Street, Lake Charles
	9	Fred Lock House, 929 Broad Street, Lake Charles
	10	Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 715 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles
	11	Temple Sinai, 713 Hodges Street, Lake Charles
	12	Fannie H. Quilty House, 603 Pujo Street, Lake Charles
	13	Masonic Temple, 717 Hodges Street, Lake Charles
	14	Dr. Logan P. Perkins House, 517 South Huntington Street, Sulphur
	15	Junior League Building, Waters-Pierce Oil Company Stable, 1019 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles
	16	Kansas City Southern Depot, DeQuincy

5	1	Master File for 1987 Landmark Houses
	2	Rudolph Krause House, 623 Shell Beach Drive, Lake Charles
	3	Burton-Krause House, 1301 Shell Beach Drive, Lake Charles
	4	George Law House, 1401 Shell Beach Drive, Lake Charles
	5	Lake Charles City Hall, 1001 Ryan Street, Lake Charles
	6	Arthur Gayle House, 1004 Pujo Street, Lake Charles
	7	Southern Pacific Depot, 800 Picard Road, Sulphur
	8	Calcasieu Courthouse, Ryan Street, Lake Charles [see also Architectural Drawings Series]
	9	Goos Cemetery, North End of Shattuck Street, Lake Charles
	10	H. B. White House, 1505 Griffith Street, Lake Charles
	11	Calcasieu Marine Bank, 840 Ryan Street, Lake Charles [see also Architectural Drawings Series]
	12	Blanche M. Mitchell House, 930 Pujo Street, Lake Charles
	13	Claiborne-Perkins House, 403 Hodges, Lake Charles
	14	Master File for 1988 Landmark Houses
	15	John L. Farque House, 813 Shell Beach Drive, Lake Charles
	16	Kreamer-Gallagher House, 711 Shell Beach Drive, Lake Charles
	17	Leon Locke House, 330 Wilson Avenue, Lake Charles
	18	Laurence Vincent Home, 526 East Street, Lake Charles
	19	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, 435 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles
	20	Walter Goos House, 618 Ford Street, Lake Charles
	21	Opal Hughes Gray House, 902 South Division Street, Lake Charles
	22	Judge Winston Overton House, 901 South Division Street, Lake Charles
	23	Warren United Methodist Church, 1231 Lawrence Street, Lake Charles
	24	Master File for 1989 Landmark Houses
	25	Neil J. Bryan House, 712 Division Street, Lake Charles
	26	Arthur Hollins House, 922 Kirby Street, Lake Charles
	27	Margaret Manor, 121 Park Avenue, Lake Charles
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