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Konriko Rice Mill, Ann & South Railroad Streets, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA

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Konriko Rice Mill, Ann & South Railroad Streets, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA

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1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: It was founded in 1912 by a rice farmer Philip Conrad in 1912 to process the rice grown on his farm in New Iberia. A short time later it began processing rice for the farmers in the area. It was originally located on his farm on the north side of Bayou Teche, part of which is currently the city park. It was located there to take advantage of water transportation provided by the bayou. 3 years later, in 1915, it disassembled and moved to its current site on Ann St. and South Railroad St. so it could use the railroad for shipping its products...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N371
Survey number: HABS LA-1265

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Branch, Dan P, faculty sponsor
University of Southwestern Louisiana, School of Architecture, sponsor
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Location

New Iberia (La.)29.94405, -91.93640
Google Map of 29.9440471, -91.9363982
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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