Boatner House

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Boatner House
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LocationCorner of Plank Road and Taylor Street, Clinton, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°51′49″N91°00′54″W / 30.8636°N 91.01506°W / 30.8636; -91.01506
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1835
Architectural styleCreole-Style
NRHP reference No. 80001719 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1980

The Boatner House, also known as the Record House, is a historic mansion located at the corner of Plank Road and Taylor Street in Clinton in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

It was built in 1835. Its NRHP nomination asserts:

The Boatner house is significant in the area of architecture as an[sic] unique example of Creole architectural influence in a town which is widely supposed to be wholly English in its background. It is also noteworthy for its handsome Federal Adams mantels which are the finest mantels in the town. [2] [3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Boatner House / Record House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017. with a photos and two maps Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Sue C. Record (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Boatner House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 18, 2018. With two photos from 1979.