Vernon Parish Courthouse
Appearance
Vernon Parish Courthouse | |
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Location | 201 S. 3rd St., Leesville, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°8′32″N 93°15′39″W / 31.14222°N 93.26083°W |
Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
Built | 1910 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Neo-classical |
NRHP reference No. | 83000550[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1983 |
The Vernon Parish Courthouse, located at 201 S. 3rd St. in Leesville in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and is part of the 30th Judicial District Court of Louisiana.
The stuccoed masonry courthouse is Classical Revival in style. It has four monumental pedimented porticos on the four sides of the building, each in between small wings that project diagonally at each corner, giving the building an X-shaped plan. It has two main floors, and a third floor Baroque domed cupola with a clock on each face.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Vernon Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2017. with two photos and two maps
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- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Louisiana
- Government buildings completed in 1910
- National Register of Historic Places in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 1910 establishments in Louisiana
- Parish courthouses in Louisiana
- Leesville, Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs