Geneva (Alexandria, Louisiana)

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Geneva
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Nearest city Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°18′50″N92°30′48″W / 31.31389°N 92.51333°W / 31.31389; -92.51333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1829
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
NRHP reference No. 84000539 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1984

Geneva, also called the Vanderlick House, is a historic house near Alexandria, Louisiana.

It was one of ten farm-plantation houses along Bayou Rapides that illustrate the "Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides" on the National Register of Historic Places. As with several of the others (Eden, China Grove, Hope, Island Home, Longview), Geneva was modified by the addition of a hood along its original gallery, termed a false gallery, which provides additional protection from the rain, detracting slightly from its original appearance. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1984.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Louisiana's National Register staff; Rae Swent; Alice Hunter (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places: Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2019.