Sylvest House

Sylvest House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Washington Parish Fairgrounds, Franklinton, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°51′18″N90°09′58″W / 30.855°N 90.166111°W / 30.855; -90.166111
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1880
NRHP reference No.	79001099 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 23, 1979

The Sylvest House on the Washington Parish Fairgrounds in Franklinton, Louisiana is a house that was built in c.1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

It is a dog trot house which was built by Nehemiah Sylvest.

It was located in or near Fisher, Louisiana and was moved to a rural-like area in the Washington Parish Fairgrounds to be preserved. ^[2]

See also

• Knight Cabin: also on the fairgrounds
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington Parish, Louisiana

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Sylvest House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with photo and map