Burks House (Merryville, Louisiana)

Burks House
Location637 North Railroad Avenue, Merryville, Louisiana
Coordinates30°45′15″N 93°32′30″W / 30.75407°N 93.5417°W / 30.75407; -93.5417
Area0.05 acres (0.020 ha)
Built1883
Built byA.J. Burks
Architectural styleUpland South
NRHP reference No.87001512[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 08, 1987

Burks House, is a log cabin with a mud-daub chimney built in 1883. The house is typical of those built in the 19th century when the area was officially open to homesteading.[2][3]

The cabin was moved to its present location in 1983, completely restored, and was enlisted on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1987.[1] It is the only authentic log cabin in Beauregard Parish.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Tourist Commission - Burks Log Cabin". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  3. ^ a b National Register Staff (May 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Burks House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2018. With three photos from 1987.

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