Schepis Building
Schepis Building is located in Louisiana
Schepis Building
Schepis Building is located in the United States
Schepis Building
LocationMain Street
Columbia, Louisiana
Coordinates32°06′23″N 92°04′28″W / 32.10650°N 92.07447°W / 32.10650; -92.07447
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Builtc.1916
Built byNicholas John Schepis
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance
Part ofDowntown Columbia Historic District (ID96001164)
NRHP reference No.86000069[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 1986
Designated CPOctober 18, 1996

The Schepis Building, on Main Street in Columbia, Louisiana, was built in about 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The building was also added as a contributing property to the Downtown Columbia Historic District at the time of its creation on October 18, 1996.[2]

It is a two-story cast concrete commercial building in the Italian Renaissance style. According to its NRHP nomination, the builder, Nicholas John Schepis, was reportedly "a patriotic Italian immigrant who wanted to exemplify both his Italian roots as well as his new-found Americanism. Judging by the design, this could well be true. The facade is very specifically Italian, resembling Renaissance style palazzos of the mid-fifteenth century."[3][4]

The building is now hosting the Schepis Museum.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Downtown Columbia Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with a photo and three maps
  3. ↑ "Schepis Building" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with two photos and two maps
  4. ↑ National Register Staff (October 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Schepis Building". National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2018. With six photos from 1984.
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