Fischer House (Lake Providence, Louisiana)

Fischer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Harding Street, Lake Providence, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°48′38″N91°11′10″W / 32.81069°N 91.18607°W / 32.81069; -91.18607
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c.1905
Built by	Joseph L. Fischer
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Lake Providence MRA
NRHP reference No.	80001726 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 1980

The Fischer House is a historic mansion located along Harding Street in Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

It was built in c.1905 by lumber company owner Joseph L. Fischer. The house is notable architecturally for its open floor plan, preceding the Modernist movement by decades. Its main living area features dark wood wainscoting and a massive fireplace. It has galleries on at least two sides, 60 feet (18 m) and 70 feet (21 m) long. The house was owned by the Pittman family during 1920-29 and 1938–68. It was purchased by the Lake Providence American Legion in 1929. The house served as a social center for the Lake Providence community, both as used by the Fischers and by the American Legionnaires. Its lake front became a public swim area with a pier for public fishing. ^{[2] [3]}

The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1980. ^[1] It was also enlisted along with several other Lake Providence properties and districts in the Lake Providence MRA on October 3, 1980. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
• Lake Providence Commercial Historic District
• Lake Providence Residential Historic District
• Arlington Plantation
• Nelson House
• Old Courthouse Square

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Fischer House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 2, 2017. with photo and map Archived May 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
3. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brown (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Fischer House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 17, 2018. With three photos from 1979.
4. East Carroll Parish Historical Society in cooperation with Louisiana Division of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Lake Providence". National Park Service . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
5. "Lake Providence Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2017. with four photos and two maps Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine