Lake Providence Residential Historic District

The Lake Providence Residential Historic District is a 13 acres (5.3 ha) historic district in Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1980.[1]

Lake Providence Residential Historic District
Lake Providence Residential Historic District is located in Louisiana
Lake Providence Residential Historic District
Lake Providence Residential Historic District is located in the United States
Lake Providence Residential Historic District
LocationLake Street and Davis Street, Lake Providence, Louisiana
Coordinates32°48′27″N 91°10′35″W / 32.80744°N 91.17625°W / 32.80744; -91.17625
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Federal
MPSLake Providence MRA
NRHP reference No.80004477[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1980

The listing included 14 "large and pretentious" residences, 11 regarded as contributing buildings and three regarded as intrusions, in a continuous group all on Lake Street, facing across to the shoreline of Lake Providence, except a few on Davis Street, perpendicular.[2][3]

The district was listed along with several other Lake Providence properties and districts that were studied together in the Lake Providence MRA on October 3, 1980.[4]

Contributing Properties

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The historical district contains a total of 11 contributing properties, built between c.1840 and c.1926. Four of the properties are no more standing:[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Lake Providence Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2017. with four photos and two maps Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lake Providence Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 17, 2018. With 25 photos from 1980.
  4. ^ East Carroll Parish Historical Society in cooperation with Louisiana Division of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Lake Providence". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017.