The Autrey House, now hosting the Autrey House Museum, is a historic house located at the junction of LA 151 and LA 152, about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) west of Dubach, Louisiana.
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Location | Junction of LA 151 and LA 152, about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) west of Dubach, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 32°42′03″N 92°40′31″W / 32.70092°N 92.67539°W |
Area | 1.67 acres (0.68 ha) |
Built | 1849 |
Built by | Absalom Autrey |
Architectural style | Dogtrot house |
NRHP reference No. | 80001737[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 20, 1980 |
Built in 1849 by Absalom Autrey, the house is a rare example of dog trot house, as less than ten of these houses still remain in Louisiana.[2][3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1980.[1]
The historical building is now hosting the Autrey House Museum, a satellite property of Lincoln Parish Museum & Historical Society, which is located in the enlisted Kidd-Davis House.[4]
![Looking through the breezeway inside the dog trot Autrey House with rooms on each side.](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Back_Exit_of_the_Autrey_House.jpg/230px-Back_Exit_of_the_Autrey_House.jpg)
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Autrey House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018. with a photo and two maps Archived 2018-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mrs. J.C. Drewett (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Autrey House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2018. With two photos from 1980.
- ^ "The Lincoln Parish Museum & Historical Society". and "The Lincoln Parish Museum & Historical Society - Autrey House". Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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