Monk House

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Monk House
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Nearest city Homer, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°53′21″N92°57′5″W / 32.88917°N 92.95139°W / 32.88917; -92.95139
Arealess than one acre
Built1855
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 91001081 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1991

The Monk House, in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana near Homer, Louisiana, was built in 1855.

It was a home of Alabama native Merrell Monk, who moved his family to Claiborne Parish in the early 1850s. It was built by slave labor and may have been "patterned after the plans of his wife's former home in Opelika, Alabama." [2] It is Greek Revival in style; Greek Revival features noted in its National Register nomination are:

It is located along Parish Road 39 (also known as Richardson Loop), about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Homer, somewhat to the north of Louisiana State Highway 9.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. 1 2 State of Louisiana National Register staff (May 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Monk House / Richardson House". National Park Service . Retrieved January 3, 2020. With accompanying nine photos from 1991