Catahoula Parish Courthouse

Catahoula Parish Courthouse
Location 301 Bushley Street (LA 124), Harrisonburg, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°46′18″N 91°49′17″W / 31.77176°N 91.8214°W / 31.77176; -91.8214Coordinates: 31°46′18″N 91°49′17″W / 31.77176°N 91.8214°W / 31.77176; -91.8214
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1930
Built by Tudor & Ratcliffe Construction Co.
Architect J.W. Smith & Associates
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 88002056[1]
Added to NRHP October 27, 1988

The Catahoula Parish Courthouse, located at 301 Bushley Street (LA 124) in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

It is a four-story Classical Revival building "with a strong rusticated base and a colossal piano nobile composed of engaged Ionic columns." It is asserted in its 1988 NRHP nomination that "The Catahoula Parish Courthouse is architecturally significant on the local level as the grand landmark of the parish."[2][3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ National Register Staff of Division of Historic Preservation of State of Louisiana (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Catahoula Parish Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved November 3, 2017. With three photos from 1988.
  3. ↑ "Catahoula Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 24, 2018. with two photos and maps
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