Randal House - Hammond, LA
N 30° 30.579 W 090° 27.594
15R E 743764 N 3378004
Private home, appeared to be restored or almost restored. Fine large Live Oak trees in front yard.
Waymark Code: WM7VB9
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2009
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One of two neighboring houses on the Register. Both currently owned by the Greater St. James AME Church, also located next door to the Wascom House. Brief history, taken from the Louisiana Register page, located
here, States:
Built c.1896, it stands on a
shaded corner lot in the town’s northeast quadrant. The Randal House stands on a lot sold by Hammond founder Charles E. Cate to Solomon C. Randal
on February 14, 1896. Randal was a merchant and extensive property owner who, at one time, also served
as the community’s Chief of Police.
The house is one of two that Hammond residents call “twins” or “companions” because they have the
same massing, footprint, and floor plan; have similar interior architectural ornament; stand side-by-side; and
were constructed at approximately the same time. Additionally, they were erected by the same builder, a
man named Clavert. The second house, known as the Wascom House, is also being nominated to the
National Register at this time.
The Randal House eventually came into the possession of the Greater St. James AME Church, which
is located at the other end of the block on which the twin houses stand. The church has already proven to be
a good property steward by making the above-mentioned repairs after Hurricane Katrina. The congregation
plans to rehabilitate both the Randal and Wascom houses for use by its youth ministry. It is believed that
National Register listing will assist the church in raising funds for the restorations.