Tensas Parish Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Tensas Parish Courthouse

St. Joseph, Tensas County, Louisiana
Listed
March 29, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79001093

About this property

The Tensas Parish Courthouse on Courthouse Square in St. Joseph, the parish seat of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

St. Joseph, Tensas County, Louisiana
31.91349, -91.23602

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 79001093. It was listed on March 29, 1979.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Lakewood
Early Republic
4 mi
Winter Quarters
Early Republic
8.5 mi
Linwood Plantation Manager's House
Civil War
8.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Grand Lake (Tensas Bayou area)
1863Civil War
0.3 mi
Skirmish at Hard Times Landing, Louisiana/Mississippi approaches
1863Civil War
2.7 mi
Engagement at Lake St. Joseph area
1863Civil War
3.1 mi
Hard Times Landing Operations
1863Civil War
3.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Tensas Parish Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Tensas Parish Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Tensas Parish Courthouse?

Tensas Parish Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tensas Parish Courthouse?

The period of significance for Tensas Parish Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1905.

Can I research the history near Tensas Parish Courthouse?

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