Allen Parish Courthouse

Allen Parish Courthouse
Location Head of 6th Avenue, Oberlin, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°37′13″N 92°46′05″W / 30.62041°N 92.76807°W / 30.62041; -92.76807Coordinates: 30°37′13″N 92°46′05″W / 30.62041°N 92.76807°W / 30.62041; -92.76807
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1912
Architect Favrot & Livaudais
Architectural style Classical Revival, Classical Baroque
NRHP reference # 81000287[1]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1981

The Allen Parish Courthouse in Oberlin, Louisiana is the courthouse of Allen Parish, Louisiana which was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

It is a tall two-story brick building set on "an English basement", with architecture in "a robust style which was inspired by the Classical Baroque". Its second floor has four sets of double Ionic columns setting off three arch windows that illuminate the courtroom inside. The courthouse dominates Oberlin, commanding it from its position at the end of an avenue and from its tall height relative to one-story commercial buildings of the town.[2]It has been the seat of parish government since its construction.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Allen Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1981. Retrieved July 4, 2017. with four photos and two maps
  3. ↑ Mary T. Janowski (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Allen Parish Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2017. With three photos from 1981.

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