Edgewood
National Register of Historic Places

Edgewood

Farmerville, Union County, Louisiana
Listed
October 7, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
80001765

About this property

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

Location

Farmerville, Union County, Louisiana
30.00128, -90.05446

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Edgewood listed on the National Register?

Edgewood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Edgewood?

Edgewood is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Edgewood?

The period of significance for Edgewood is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1902.

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