1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

LOUISIANA - Vermilion County - Historic Districts

Abbeville Commercial Historic District (added 1987 - Vermilion County - #87000767) Roughly bounded by Concord, State, Lafayette, and Jefferson Sts. , Abbeville (20 acres, 12 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Romanesque, Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business Abbeville Residential Historic District (added 1987 - Vermilion County - #87001500) Roughly bounded by W. Oak, W. State, and Cherry Sts., and the Vermilion River , Abbeville (180 acres, 16 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Downtown Abbeville Historic District (added 1995 - Vermilion County - #95001261) Roughly bounded by State and First Sts., Vermilion Bayou, Pere Megret and Concord Sts. , Abbeville (500 acres, 59 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Transportation, Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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