Allen Parish Courthouse


Allen Parish Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	5th St., Oberlin, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°37′13″N 92°46′4″W / 30.62028°N 92.76778°W / 30.62028; -92.76778Coordinates: 30°37′13″N 92°46′4″W / 30.62028°N 92.76778°W / 30.62028; -92.76778
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1912
Architect	Favrot & Livaudais
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Classical Baroque
NRHP Reference #	81000287^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1981

The Allen Parish Courthouse in Oberlin, Louisiana is the courthouse of Allen Parish, Louisiana which was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

It is a tall two-story brick building set on "an English basement", with architecture in "a robust style which was inspired by the Classical Baroque". Its second floor has four sets of double Ionic columns setting off three arch windows that illuminate the courtroom inside. The courthouse dominates Oberlin, commanding it from its position at the end of an avenue and from its tall height relative to one-story commercial buildings of the town.^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Allen Parish Courthouse" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1981. Retrieved July 4, 2017. with four photos and two maps

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