Hughes House | |
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| Location | 414 Sibley Street, Benton, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°41′39″N93°44′23″W / 32.69408°N 93.73984°W Coordinates: 32°41′39″N93°44′23″W / 32.69408°N 93.73984°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c.1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 96001163 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1996 |
The Hughes House at 414 Sibley Street in Benton in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana, was built in about 1840. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
Benton is a town in and the parish seat of Bossier Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,035 at the 2000 census but declined to 1,948 in 2010. The town is named for 19th century U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat from Missouri and an ally of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
Bossier Parish is a parish located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,979. The parish seat is Benton. The principal city is Bossier City, which is located east of the Red River and across from the larger city of Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish. The parish was formed in 1843 from the western portion of Claiborne Parish.
Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
The house was originally listed on the National Register in 1976 at its original location on LA 160, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Benton (NRHP ref #76000962). It was delisted in September 1996, and re-enlisted with actual reference number after its move in October 1996. [2]
