Sylvest House

Sylvest House
Sylvest House is located in Louisiana
Sylvest House
Sylvest House is located in the United States
Sylvest House
LocationWashington Parish Fairgrounds, Franklinton, Louisiana
Coordinates30°51′18″N 90°09′58″W / 30.855°N 90.166111°W / 30.855; -90.166111
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1880
NRHP reference No.79001099[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 1979

The Sylvest House on the Washington Parish Fairgrounds in Franklinton, Louisiana is a house that was built in c.1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

It is a dog trot house which was built by Nehemiah Sylvest.

It was located in or near Fisher, Louisiana and was moved to a rural-like area in the Washington Parish Fairgrounds to be preserved. [2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sylvest House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with photo and map