Courthouse and Lawyers' Row

The Courthouse and Lawyers' Row
Lawyers Row in Clinton LA with State Historical marker.
Clinton Courthouse in 1936
Location Liberty, St. Helena, Bank, and Woodville Sts., Clinton, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°52′0″N 91°1′6″W / 30.86667°N 91.01833°W / 30.86667; -91.01833Coordinates: 30°52′0″N 91°1′6″W / 30.86667°N 91.01833°W / 30.86667; -91.01833
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1840 (1840)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 74002249
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 30, 1974[1]
Designated NHLD May 30, 1974[2]

Courthouse and Lawyers' Row is a National Historic Landmark District in the center of Clinton, Louisiana. Encompassing the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse and a series of law office buildings on the north side of Woodville Road, it represents a unique assemblage of law-related high quality Greek Revival buildings. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3]

Description and history

Clinton, Louisiana has been the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish since its establishment in 1824. The parish courthouse is centrally located, occupying a city block bounded by St. Helena, Bank, Liberty, and Woodville Streets. It is a handsome Greek Revival brick building, with white plaster walls and an octagonal cupola atop its hip roof. The entire building is encircled by Doric colonnade. It was built in 1840 to a design by J.S. Savage.[3]

Across Woodville Street from the courthouse are arrayed five single-story Greek Revival buildings, all of which have historically house law offices. Four of the five were also built in the 1840s, resulting in a distinctive collection of law-related Greek Revival buildings. The fifth law office was built in 1860, and is also Greek Revival despite the style having passed out of fashion by then. The block is framed by a private residence on the left and a two-story brick building, formerly a Masonic lodge, on the right. The law offices and the lodge all have columned porticos, four columns for the single-unit builtings, and seven for the wider buildings that have two offices.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "The Courthouse and Lawyers' Row". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 Paul Goeldner (December 18, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Courthouse and Lawyers' Row" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1973. PDF (0.99 MB)

External links

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