Geneva (Alexandria, Louisiana)

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Geneva
Geneva (Alexandria, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Geneva (Alexandria, Louisiana)
Nearest cityAlexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates31°18′50″N 92°30′48″W / 31.31389°N 92.51333°W / 31.31389; -92.51333Coordinates: 31°18′50″N 92°30′48″W / 31.31389°N 92.51333°W / 31.31389; -92.51333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1829
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPSNeo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
NRHP reference No.84000539[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1984

Geneva is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1984.

It was listed as one result of a study of 10 Neo-Classical farm-plantation houses along . As for several of the others (Eden, China Grove, Hope, Island Home, Longview), Geneva was modified by addition of hood along its original gallery, termed a false gallery, which provides additional protection from the rain, detracting somewhat but not greatly from its original appearance.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Louisiana's National Register staff; Rae Swent; Alice Hunter (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places: Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 24, 2019.


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