Lecompte High School
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Lecompte High School | |
Location | 1610 Charter St., Lecompte, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°05′23″N 92°24′12″W / 31.0898°N 92.4032°W |
Area | 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) |
Built | 1924 |
Architect | Yeager, Scott, Sr.; Quick, W.J. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 92001251[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1992 |
Lecompte High School is a former school located in Lecompte, Louisiana that opened in 1925 and closed in 1967.[2] The property was bought by local citizens and opened as a museum with tours offered by volunteers.[3][4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1992.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Baldwin, Jack; Baldwin, Winnie (November 30, 1998). Baldwin's Guide to Museums of Louisiana. Pelican Publishing. pp. 154–155. ISBN 9781455600557. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Guidry, Leigh. "'Tourists' take step back into town history". The Town Talk. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Old Lecompte High School museum preserves local history". KALB-TV. Gray Television, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Neoclassical architecture in the United States
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Louisiana
- School buildings completed in 1924
- Buildings and structures in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- Educational institutions established in 1925
- 1925 establishments in Louisiana
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1967
- 1967 disestablishments in Louisiana
- Museums in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs