Claiborne Cottage Hotel

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Claiborne Cottage Hotel
Claiborne Cottage Hotel is located in Louisiana
Claiborne Cottage Hotel
Location19130 Rogers Ln., near Covington, Louisiana
Coordinates30°28′24″N 90°05′17″W / 30.47340°N 90.08817°W / 30.47340; -90.08817Coordinates: 30°28′24″N 90°05′17″W / 30.47340°N 90.08817°W / 30.47340; -90.08817
Area7.3 acres (3.0 ha)[2]
NRHP reference No.100004152[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2019

The Claiborne Cottage Hotel, near Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana is a former hotel which was opened in 1880 in the former St. Tammany Parish Courthouse (built 1818–19).[3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1]

It is located on the property of The Chimes, a restaurant and taproom, in a 7.3-acre site that is on the east side of the Bogue Falaya River, across from Covington. It is in an area which was part of a historic Town of Claiborne, which no longer exists.

The courthouse-then-hotel building is a two-story brick masonry building. It was converted into a hotel, the Claiborne Cottage Hotel, in 1880. The hotel was later expanded into a long linear building which thereafter formed the main part of the hotel; this building was destroyed in a fire in 1912.[2]

The property also includes a second contributing building: a one-story wood-frame cottage built c. 1889 in the hotel's expansion.[2] The modern building holding The Chimes restaurant is non-contributing to the historic nature of the property. [2]

It was deemed significant "in the areas of commerce and health/medicine for its late 19th and early 20th century use as a resort hotel. The property is an important and rare survivor of the resorts associated with St. Tammany Parish's history as the ',' a health tourism destination that garnered national attention and contributed significantly to the local economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."[5]

In 2019, both historic buildings were being used for storage.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2019" (PDF). National Park Service.
  2. ^ a b c d e Louisiana National Register Review Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF). April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Warren, Bob (June 25, 2019). "New construction in Covington brings 2 historic buildings to light". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Covington History: the St. Tammany Parish Courthouse". Covington Weekly. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Emily Ardoin (February 1, 2020). "National Register of Historic Places adds 15 new resources in Louisiana".
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