National Register of Historic Places - Louisiana (LA), Tensas County

Tensas County Louisiana has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include St. Joseph Historic District, Bank of Newellton, Burn, The, Lakewood and Linwood Plantation Manager's House.

The famous person Dr. Haller Nutt is associated with one of more of the Tensas County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tensas County places including Jane Murchison, Theophilus Buck, P.H. Weathers, A. C. Watson and W.E. Stephens. Prominent architectural styles found in Tensas Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bank of Newellton (added 2000 - - #00000613)

Also known as Citizen's Bank of Newellton, Tensas State Bank

207 N. Main St. , Newellton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Burn, The (added 1982 - - #82002798)

N of Waterproof off LA 65 , Waterproof

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

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Lakewood (added 1983 - - #83000547)

N of St. Joseph on LA 606 , St. Joseph

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Watson,A. C.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Linwood Plantation Manager's House (added 1994 - - #94000705)

LA 608 5 mi. SE of Newellton , Newellton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Moro Plantation House (added 1982 - - #82000468)

W of Waterproof off LA 566 , Waterproof

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Buck,Theophilus, Murchison,Jane

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Myrtle Grove Plantation (added 1979 - - #79001094)

Also known as Old Bass Place

LA 568 , Waterproof

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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St. Joseph Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001763)

Also known as See Also:Tensas Parish Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Panola Ave., Front, Hickory, 4th, and Pauline Sts. , St. Joseph

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Black, Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

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Tensas Parish Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001093)

Courthouse Sq. , St. Joseph

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Weathers,P.H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Waterproof High School (added 2002 - - #02000296)

Main St., bet. Church Ln. and Mississippi St. , Waterproof

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Winter Quarters (added 1978 - - #78001437)

6 mi. (9.6 km) SE of Newellton on LA 608 , Newellton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Nutt,Dr. Haller

Significant Year:

1850, 1803, 1830

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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