Vernon Parish Courthouse

Vernon Parish Courthouse
View from southwest
Location 201 S. 3rd St., Leesville, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°8′32″N 93°15′39″W / 31.14222°N 93.26083°W / 31.14222; -93.26083Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 93°15′39″W / 31.14222°N 93.26083°W / 31.14222; -93.26083
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)
Architectural style Classical Revival, Neo-classical
NRHP reference # 83000550[1]
Added to NRHP September 22, 1983

The Vernon Parish Courthouse, located at 201 S. 3rd St. in Leesville in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The stuccoed masonry courthouse is Classical Revival in style. It has four monumental pedimented porticos on the four sides of the building, each in between small wings that project diagonally at each corner, giving the building an "X"-shaped plan. It has two main floors, and a third floor Baroque domed cupola with a clock on each face.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Vernon Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2017. with two photos and two maps
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