DeSoto Parish Louisiana

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National Register Properties in DeSoto Parish
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Allen House
Greek revival dogtrot, built @1848 near Keachie, but in Caddo Parish, moved to Smyrna 1969

Bank of Grand Cane / Grand Cane Town Hall
1904, Romanesque revival

Buena Vista
Greek revival plantation house, original owner: Boykin Witherspoon; builder: M. Robbins;  const. date;1859

DeSoto Parish Courthouse
Mansfield, Beaux arts, 1911, archt. - Favrot & Livaudais, New Orleans

Grand Cane Historic District

Grand Cane United Methodist Church
1888, gothic revival

Samuel Guy House
In 2002 the Joyous Coast Foundation LLC purchased the Samuel Guy house from the Guy family.
It was moved to Natchitoches Parish, restored, and is now a B&B.
Visit the new site to learn more.

Greek revival house;  orig. owner: Samuel Eldridge Guy;  const. date: @1850

International Boundary Marker U.S./Republic of Texas

Kansas City Southern Depot
Mansfield, 1927

Keachi Baptist Church
Greek revival/Gothic revival 1880

Keachi Presbyterian Church
Greek revival 1858

Keachi Store
Greek revival, @1850

Keachi United Methodist Church
Greek revival/gothic revival, 1879

Land's End Plantation
est.1835, Stonewall, owner; Henry Marshall, Greek revival house const.1857

Liberty Lodge
Masonic hall, Keachi, Greek revival, 1880

Main Post Office [old]
Mansfield, Georgian revival 1931

Mansfield Battle Park
site of major battle , Red River campaign, Moss plantation, Apr 8 1864

Mansfield Historic District

Mundy MacFarland House
Classical revival, 1861/1862, builder: John Mundy 

Myrtle Hill Plantation
Greek revival house Gloster, 1852, orig. builder; Edward Riggs,
sold soon after const. to James Taylor Means

Prude House
Greek revival/Italianate/Gothic revival house orig. built 1870 near Stanley
later moved to location 3 mi. south of Keachi, builder: Allen Austin

Roseneath
Gloster, Greek revival house, 1846, orig. owner: William Bundy Means

Spell House
Keachi, Greek revival house @1850

Stribling House
near Mansfield, Italianate Greek revival house const. 1860's around
pre-existing two-room cabin on property purchased 1854 by Dr. Milton Oliver Stribling

Swearingen House
Keachi, Greek revival

The Oaks
Keachi, Greek revival house, 1855, builder: Henry F. Fullilove

Thomas Scott House
Gloster, Greek revival, 1858, builder: Thomas Scott

Williams House
Mansfield, Greek revival, 1870, builder; Thos. J. Williams Jr.

Wood Park/Glassell Turner House
near Mansfield, Greek revival, 1859, builder: John Glassell; owner: John & Mary Thom Glassell

 

 

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