Allen Parish Courthouse
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| Location | Head of 6th Avenue, Oberlin, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°37′13″N 92°46′05″W / 30.62041°N 92.76807°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Favrot & Livaudais |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Classical Baroque |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000287[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1981 |
The Allen Parish Courthouse in Oberlin, Louisiana is the courthouse of Allen Parish, Louisiana which was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
It is a tall two-story brick building set on "an English basement", with architecture in "a robust style which was inspired by the Classical Baroque". Its second floor has four sets of double Ionic columns setting off three arch windows that illuminate the courtroom inside. The courthouse dominates Oberlin, commanding it from its position at the end of an avenue and from its tall height relative to one-story commercial buildings of the town.[2] It has been the seat of parish government since its construction.[3]
See also
[edit]- DeSoto Parish Courthouse: also designed by Favrot & Livaudais
- Lafourche Parish Courthouse: also designed by Favrot & Livaudais
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen Parish, Louisiana
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Allen Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2017. with four photos and two maps Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mary T. Janowski (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allen Parish Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2017. With three photos from 1981.
See also
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- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Louisiana
- Government buildings completed in 1912
- National Register of Historic Places in Allen Parish, Louisiana
- 1912 establishments in Louisiana
- Parish courthouses in Louisiana
- Baroque Revival architecture in the United States
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs