Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House
National Register of Historic Places

Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House

Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana
Listed
May 14, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001063

About this property

The Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House is a historic Queen Anne house in Monroe, Louisiana. It was built in 1890 by railroad tycoon William Bright. The property was sold to William A. Bright by Melinda T. Layton. Bright owned The H.C. & A. Railroad before selling it to Jay Gould and settling down in Monroe, Louisiana where he built the Queen Anne house on Jackson Street for $7,000 ($235,146.92 in 2023 based on an average inflation rate of 2.68%). Bright owned the two-story home until May 31, 1894, only four years. According to a deed for the residence, on December 6, 1898, E. Tyler Lamkin purchased the property, with his family retaining until the mid 1970s. Marguerite Lamkin Easterling was the owner of the house from May 13, 1927, to August 9, 1973. The Bright-Lamkin-Easterling house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1986, due to its Queen Anne revival and Eastlake movement style architecture. In 1986 the home was owned by William A. Hargiss and is now abandoned.

Location

918 Jackson St.
Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana
32.49503, -92.11241

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House listed on the National Register?

Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.

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Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bright-Lamkin-Easterling House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1890.

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