2301 Albert Street is a home with a quiet history. It is a 1,898 square foot home with three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The home has a beautiful living room that sports nine windows spanning the walls to let in incredible amounts of natural light. It also has a galley kitchen, and a very large ... Continue Reading » about 2301 Albert Street
Local House Histories
108 Heyman Lane – An Iconic Midcentury Ranch Home
108 Heyman Lane in Alexandria is an iconic example of a mid-century modern home. With its broken mosaic tile patio flooring, parquet wood floors, and pastel pink and blue bathrooms, this home perfectly represents the style of the 1960s. Featuring three bedrooms and two full bathrooms, this 1967 ... Continue Reading » about 108 Heyman Lane – An Iconic Midcentury Ranch Home
The Oak Hill House, 300 S. 8th St, Leesville
The Nona Mills Lumber Company When the Kansas City Southern Railroad reached Leesville in 1897, it brought a tremendous boom to the area. Lumber barons around the country saw the opportunity and began buying acres of land covered with prime virgin pine. The Nona Mills Lumber Company, ... Continue Reading » about The Oak Hill House, 300 S. 8th St, Leesville
The Valentine House, 2220 Jackson Street
The first residents of record in this charming 3 bedroom, 3 bath craftsman style home were John T. Valentine and his wife Grace Treadwell Valentine. We see them mentioned at this address in the 1926 Alexandria, Louisiana City Directory just after the land was purchased along with the property next ... Continue Reading » about The Valentine House, 2220 Jackson Street
The French Family at 1220 Blythe Avenue
In 1904, The Town Talk newspaper described the new addition called the Kilpatrick Addition. This addition was designed by Charles M. Kilpatrick the Rapides Parish Sheriff at the time. In 1919, a petition was brought to pave Blythe Avenue between Polk and Turner Streets with ... Continue Reading » about The French Family at 1220 Blythe Avenue
823 City Park Boulevard, Alexandria, Louisiana
In 1934, City Park Boulevard only had 3 homes listed and by 1940 it was almost fully developed to what we see today. The area along the bayou has long been know as one of the places to find the most beautiful homes in the Garden District. Dorothy Hylton Sims owner ... Continue Reading » about 823 City Park Boulevard, Alexandria, Louisiana
