Old Courthouse Square (Lake Providence, Louisiana) Explained

Old Courthouse Square
Coordinates:	32.8036°N -91.1734°W
Built:	1889
Added:	October 3, 1980
Area:	2acres
Mpsub:	Lake Providence MRA
Refnum:	80001728

The Old Courthouse Square in Lake Providence, Louisiana, in East Carroll Parish, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1980.

It is a two-acre public square. On the square is the Old East Carroll Parish Courthouse, a two-story building with a three-story side tower with an oculus, built in 1889. The courthouse is the only Romanesque Revival work in the area. Also on the square and included in the district is the new East Carroll Parish Courthouse, built in 1935. It is relatively low, given it is a three-story building.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed along with several other Lake Providence properties and districts that were studied together in the Lake Providence MRA on October 3, 1980.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
• Lake Providence Commercial Historic District
• Lake Providence Residential Historic District
• Arlington Plantation
• Fischer House
• Nelson House

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lake Providence Multiple Resource Area . State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . 1980 . June 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020056/https://www.crt.state.la.us/dataprojects/hp/nhl/attachments/Parish18/Scans/18005001.pdf . February 1, 2018 . dead . with four photos and two maps
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001728}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Courthouse Square]. National Park Service. May 17, 2018. With .
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000265}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Lake Providence ]. . East Carroll Parish Historical Society in cooperation with Louisiana Division of Archaeology and Historic Preservation . April 1980 . June 3, 2017 .