National Historic Landmark

Courthouse and Lawyers' Row

Clinton, East Feliciana County, Louisiana
Listed
May 29, 1974
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
74002249

About this property

Courthouse and Lawyers' Row is a National Historic Landmark District in the center of Clinton, Louisiana. Encompassing the individually listed East Feliciana Parish Courthouse and a series of five law office buildings located 12216 to 12230 Woodville Road, it represents a unique assemblage of law-related high quality Greek Revival buildings. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark on May 30, 1974. Clinton, Louisiana, has been the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish since its establishment in 1824. The East Feliciana Parish Courthouse is centrally located, occupying a city block bounded by St. Helena, Bank, Liberty, and Woodville Streets. It is a handsome Greek Revival brick building, with white plaster walls and an octagonal cupola atop its hip roof. The entire building is encircled by Doric colonnade. It was built in 1840 to a design by J.S. Savage. Across Woodville Street from the courthouse are arrayed five single-story Greek Revival buildings, all of which have historically house law offices. Four of the five were also built in the 1840s, resulting in a distinctive collection of law-related Greek Revival buildings. The fifth law office was built in 1860, and is also Greek Revival despite the style having passed out of fashion by then. The block is framed by a private residence on the left and a two-story brick building, formerly a Masonic lodge, on the right. The law offices and the lodge all have columned porticos, four columns for the single-unit buildings, and seven for the wider buildings that have two offices. National Register of Historic Places listings in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Media related to Clinton Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons

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Clinton, East Feliciana County, Louisiana
30.86629, -91.01852

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Nearby Historic Sites

East Feliciana Parish Courthouse
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0 mi
Marston House
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0.1 mi
Woodside
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0.2 mi
Brame-Bennett House
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0.2 mi
1903 Clinton High School
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0.3 mi

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When was Courthouse and Lawyers' Row listed on the National Register?

Courthouse and Lawyers' Row was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Courthouse and Lawyers' Row?

Courthouse and Lawyers' Row is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Courthouse and Lawyers' Row a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Courthouse and Lawyers' Row has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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