Louisiana State Building

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Louisiana State Building
Architect: Herod & Andre, New Orleans, Louisiana
Area: 3,800
Cost: $23,000

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Picturesque World’s Fair, An Elaborate Collection of Colored Views—Published with the Endorsement and Approval of George R. Davis, 1894

THE LOUISIANA BUILDING.—Very few state buildings upon the Exposition grounds afforded greater satisfaction to visitors than did that of Louisiana. In the first place, its form pleased them; it was a typical Southern home with great balcontes and piazzas and a general air of comfort and hospitality. Inside it was more attractive, for the homelike rooms were filled with objects of the greatest interest, relics of old times in Louisiana, times back long before the region belonged to the United States.The furniture was old Spanish, most of it nearly two hundred years old, contributed from many ancient Louisiana mansions. There was a great display of ancient Chinaware, over which intelligent lady visitors could not restrain their enthusiasm. Of works of a later date there were an abundance, including George Washington’s account books, the gripsack of Zachary Taylor, his hat that he wore in the Mexican war, his sword and other personal possessions. The exiled Acadians live in Louisiana, and a picture of the home of Evangeline was among the adornments. In one room were pretty Acadian girls engaged in weaving on old fashioned looms. There were pictures of the Spanish rulers of Louisiana in the sixteenth century and a host of other objects as ancient and as curious. A quaint old home and a museum calculated to bring times together was the Louisiana State Building. It was so pleasant a place to visit, so educational in its contents and so attractive altogether that its fame went abroad, with the usual consequence of a visiting throng.

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Louisiana State Building

Between Missouri and Minnesota is the beautiful little building of Louisiana. It is one of the most artistic constructions of all the State edifices, and is built in genuine southern architectural style. A veranda of Louisiana woods is the most attractive feature. The building is divided into eight rooms, all of which are well utilized. One is devoted to the Acadian exhibits, from the quaint old French colony in the lovely Bayou Teche country.

Another room is devoted to the relics of the French and Spanish days of Louisiana ; and the third contains the richly carved antique furniture of a former Governor, which is usually kept in the museum of the Capitol at Baton Rouge. A Creole concert company and a comprehensive exhibit of the schools for negro children are worthy of inspection. Eleven beautifully carved panels, designed and executed by women of the State, form a charming feature of the exhibit. The rice industry, from the planting of the grain, through its growth, gathering and final use is shown, as are also the immense sugar industries.

Other agricultural products are not neglected, and the display of woods is very fine. Last, but not least, is the Creole kitchen, where are served all the southern delicacies for which the State is noted.

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