Bank of Slaughter

Bank of Slaughter
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3323 Church Street, Slaughter, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°43′04″N 91°08′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	05000369[1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 2005

The Bank of Slaughter is a restrained Italianate-style building built in 1905 and located at 3323 Church Street in Slaughter, Louisiana in East Feliciana Parish. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

It is a small one-story brick building which is significant for its opening represented the arrival of banking services in the community of Slaughter. The bank was organized May 27, 1905 and opened for business September 12, 1905, with a capitalization of $15,000. The Bank of Slaughter remained the sole bank of the community until its closure during the Great Depression, on May 11, 1933.^[2][3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Bank of Slaughter" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017. with six photos and a map Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
3. Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Bank of Slaughter". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2018. With five photos from 2005.