Edgewood (Farmerville, Louisiana)

Edgewood, in Union Parish, Louisiana near Farmerville is a historic house built in 1902.[1] It is also known as Edgewood Plantation and, in 2017, is operated as a bed & breakfast inn.[2]

Edgewood
Edgewood (Farmerville, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Edgewood (Farmerville, Louisiana)
Edgewood (Farmerville, Louisiana) is located in the United States
Edgewood (Farmerville, Louisiana)
Location1 mile west of Farmerville on the Bernice Highway, near Farmerville, Louisiana
Coordinates32°47′12″N 92°25′30″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1902
Built byBaughman, J.D.
Architectural styleStick/eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.80001765[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1980

It is a one-story frame house raised almost a full story above the ground, located on "a grassy rise" amongst oak trees on the shore of Lake D'Arbonne.[3]

It includes Queen Anne and Eastlake architecture.[3]

The house has an L-shaped plan. Its parlor has a semi-hexagonal bay which is sheathed by a curving Eastlake gallery. Its living room has an alcove inside a thin turret which protrudes above the roof line. The roof line has seven gables, three of which are ornamented by scroll-sawn millwork.[3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Edgewood Plantation, Youtube video, about the house]
  3. "Edgewood" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 29, 2017. with three photos and two maps


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