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“exemplary of Queen Anne Revival architecture in Louisiana”
When Alexandria was first surveyed as a town in 1805, the site that is today called "River Oaks" was one-half block south of the public square. In 1899, James Wade Bolton, of the prominent Alexandria banking family, acquired the house that today bears his name, from Joseph Hirsch. Remodeled in 1910 by Bolton, the house today is little changed from that early twentieth century remodeling. The James Wade Bolton House was entered in the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1979, under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The house is exemplary of Queen Anne Revival architecture in Louisiana. Showing traditional regional influences such as long leaf yellow pine framing and a raised on-pier foundation, it features twice the number of principal rooms usually found in such fine residences. Additional features include fifteen foot ceilings, oak paneling, an extravagant use of windows and an expansive curving front veranda supported by Ionic columns. The James Wade Bolton House was donated by Mrs. James Calderwood Bolton, Frances Bolton Davis, Mary Bolton Brown, and Robert H. Bolton to the City of Alexandria in 1979 for a contemporary regional arts and crafts center. It became home to the programs and artists of River Oaks in 1984 under an operating agreement between the City of Alexandria and River Oaks Square Arts Center, a nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
I am so thankful that we have the River Oaks Square Arts Center in Alexandria. Beautiful building which can also be used for events. You have local artists that display their works, classes at... Read more
River Oaks is much more than an Art Gallery. It's also artist's studios, entertainment space, educational space, etc. They offer classes throughout the year. My only complaint regarding the... Read more
i love this museum and its space for artists' studios. The office, gift shop and some studios are housed in a lovely old home. There are more studios in a new addition where art opening... Read more
River Oaks Square Arts Center
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