Townsend House (Ruston, Louisiana)

The Townsend House is a historic house located at 410 North Bonner Street in Ruston, Louisiana.

Townsend House
Location410 North Bonner Street, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates32°31′56″N 92°38′11″W
Area0.21 acres (0.085 ha)
Builtc.1885
Architectural styleQueen Anne Revival
NRHP reference No.82002779[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1982

Originally built in Vienna between c.1885 and 1890, the house is a Queen Anne Revival frame clapboard residence. According to Lincoln Parish Museum and Historical Society, the builindg is the second oldest structure standing in Ruston, and also one of only two buildings which were moved into Ruston from Vienna when the town became the parish seat. The house was acquired by the Baptist Church of Christ of Ruston in 1890 and was used as a parsonage until 1908, when it was purchased by T.B. Meadows. In August 1920 it became the house of H.E. Townsend, which lived there until his death in 1978.[2][3]

The house, actually hosting a gift shop, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1992.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Townsend House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 10, 2018. with a photo and two maps
  3. National Register Staff (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Townsend House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 10, 2018. With ten photos from 1982.
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