Charles P. Adams House

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Charles P. Adams House
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Location549 Main Street, Grambling, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°31′06″N92°42′48″W / 32.51841°N 92.71325°W / 32.51841; -92.71325 Coordinates: 32°31′06″N92°42′48″W / 32.51841°N 92.71325°W / 32.51841; -92.71325
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1936
NRHP reference No. 96000145 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1996

The Charles P. Adams House is a historic house located at 549 Main Street in Grambling, Louisiana.

Built in 1936, it is a 1 12-story cottage with some aspects of Bungalow architecture, located just south of the Grambling State University campus. It was donated by the family of Charles P. Adams to the university in 1979. It is notable as the "only surviving structure directly associated with the founder of Grambling State University". [2] [3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1996. [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. "Charles P. Adams House". State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1996. Retrieved October 26, 2017. with two photos and a map Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. National Register Staff (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Charles P. Adams House". National Park Service . Retrieved July 16, 2018. With six photos from 1995.