Bittersweet - Franklin, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Home was in well maintained condition. Was for sale at time of Waymarking. Located at the corned of Morris and Main St's in Franklin. Searched for history and found none. A brief statement was taken the Louisiana Register page, located here, states:

Bittersweet is significant in the area of architecture as an unusual example of a Greek Revival residence in Louisiana. The use of a side hall double parlor plan set within a temple inspired form such as at Bittersweet was common for pretentious residences in the eastern states. But it was seldom seen in Louisiana where galleried houses without pediments overwhelmingly predominated. Bittersweet, taken within its context, can therefore be said to have achieved an extremely high level of sophistication.

Street address: 301 Main St. Franklin, LA USA 70538 County / Borough / Parish: St. Mary Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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