Castleberry Boarding House

The Castleberry Boarding House, also known as the Old Livingston Parish Courthouse, is a historical house located at 18290 Cooper Street in Port Vincent, Louisiana.

Castleberry Boarding House
Location18290 Cooper Street, Port Vincent, Louisiana
Coordinates30°19′57″N 90°51′00″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc.1900
Architectural styleEastlake
NRHP reference No.01000624[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 2001

Originally built in c.1875, the house was expanded and widely remodeled in Eastlake in c.1900. Another major expansion to the rear, with the enclosing of the rear porch, happened in the 1940s when the building became a private property. Three outbuildings, including a carriage house, a kitchen and a privy, are present to the rear of the house and are considered contributing properties. The house had served as a store and briefly as the Livingston Parish courthouse before Andrew Collins purchased it in c.1900 as a gift for Bessie Castleberry. Mrs. Castleberry and her mother remodeled the house adding sleeping rooms for guests and created the boarding house, which operated until 1935 when the house was converted to a private property.[2][3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 2001.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Castleberry Boarding House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018. with four photos and two maps Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. National Register Staff (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Castleberry Boarding House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 30, 2018. With 11 photos from 2000.


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