Lafayette Hardware, 121 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: Lafayette Hardware is an excellent commercial typology example of the late nineteenth century. It is a two-story building that retains much of its Italianate décor, both on the interior and exterior. The construction method of pressed tin, corrugated metal, and cast iron is one of the finest, most preserved in the Lafayette area. In addition Lafayette Hardware is one of the oldest surviving buildings of its kind in the city and still remains occupied, only today as an architectural office.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1771
Survey number: HABS LA-200
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84001309