Greenlaw House

Greenlaw House
Location 613 10th Ave., Franklinton, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°51′0″N 90°9′26″W / 30.85000°N 90.15722°W / 30.85000; -90.15722Coordinates: 30°51′0″N 90°9′26″W / 30.85000°N 90.15722°W / 30.85000; -90.15722
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1906
Architectural style Queen Anne, Stick/eastlake
NRHP reference # 98000987[1]
Added to NRHP August 6, 1998

The Greenlaw House in Franklinton in Washington Parish, Louisiana was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story Queen Anne-style house with characteristic massing and textures. It has a turret and a wraparound gallery with bracketed Eastlake-style columns.[2]

Edward Runnels Greenlaw, a businessman in sawmills and railroads, had the house built for his parents, Civil War veteran Captain Lawrence Dade Greenlaw and Dora Runnels Greenlaw, a poet.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Greenlaw House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 5, 2017. with seven photos and a map


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