Spring Street Museum

The Spring Street Museum opened in 1977 and has been on the National Register of Historical Places since 1979. The building housing the museum is one of Shreveport's oldest surviving buildings and it retains its original interior and exterior. The building has been documented to 1865, but is believed to have been constructed near the beginning of the Civil War. The building has undergone careful restoration and serves as one of Northwest Louisiana's few remaining example of New Orleans-style cast-iron grill work. The original vault retains its elaborately painted door and houses a permanent exhibit on the history of Shreveport. The building has housed a variety of businesses, including several insurance companies and a bar.

The museum's large collection of artifacts includes: vintage clothing dating back to 1835, antique toys, firearms and swords, plantation records, photographs, antique maps, Persian rugs, and original 18th and 19th century furniture, accessories and paintings. Among the items in the collection is silver from Pauline deGraffenried Pickett's plantation home and the 1854 wedding slipper of Isabel Butler, a great- granddaughter of Martha Custis Washington. Revolving exhibits on the first floor highlight many of the objects found in the museum's collection. The second-floor Victorian parlor is a step back in time.