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Vernon Parish Courthouse

Coordinates: 31°8′32″N 93°15′39″W / 31.14222°N 93.26083°W / 31.14222; -93.26083
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Vernon Parish Courthouse
View from southwest
Vernon Parish Courthouse is located in Louisiana
Vernon Parish Courthouse
Vernon Parish Courthouse is located in the United States
Vernon Parish Courthouse
Location201 S. 3rd St., Leesville, Louisiana
Coordinates31°8′32″N 93°15′39″W / 31.14222°N 93.26083°W / 31.14222; -93.26083
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1910 (1910)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neo-classical
NRHP reference No.83000550[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1983

The Vernon Parish Courthouse, located at 201 S. 3rd St. in Leesville in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and is part of the 30th Judicial District Court of Louisiana.

The stuccoed masonry courthouse is Classical Revival in style. It has four monumental pedimented porticos on the four sides of the building, each in between small wings that project diagonally at each corner, giving the building an X-shaped plan. It has two main floors, and a third floor Baroque domed cupola with a clock on each face.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Vernon Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2017. with two photos and two maps