Louisiana - Tensas County
Tensas County Louisiana has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include St. Joseph Historic District, Bank of Newellton, Burn, The, Lakewood and Linwood Plantation Manager's House.

The famous person Dr. Haller Nutt is associated with one of more of the Tensas County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tensas County places including Jane Murchison, Theophilus Buck, P.H. Weathers, A. C. Watson and W.E. Stephens. Prominent architectural styles found in Tensas Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bank of Newellton (added 2000 - - #00000613)
Also known as Citizen's Bank of Newellton, Tensas State Bank
207 N. Main St. , Newellton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Burn, The (added 1982 - - #82002798)
N of Waterproof off LA 65 , Waterproof
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
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Lakewood (added 1983 - - #83000547)
N of St. Joseph on LA 606 , St. Joseph
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Watson,A. C.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Linwood Plantation Manager's House (added 1994 - - #94000705)
LA 608 5 mi. SE of Newellton , Newellton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Moro Plantation House (added 1982 - - #82000468)
W of Waterproof off LA 566 , Waterproof
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Buck,Theophilus, Murchison,Jane
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Myrtle Grove Plantation (added 1979 - - #79001094)
Also known as Old Bass Place
LA 568 , Waterproof
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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St. Joseph Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001763)
Also known as See Also:Tensas Parish Courthouse
Roughly bounded by Panola Ave., Front, Hickory, 4th, and Pauline Sts. , St. Joseph
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Black, Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
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Tensas Parish Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001093)
Courthouse Sq. , St. Joseph
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weathers,P.H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Waterproof High School (added 2002 - - #02000296)
Main St., bet. Church Ln. and Mississippi St. , Waterproof
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Winter Quarters (added 1978 - - #78001437)
6 mi. (9.6 km) SE of Newellton on LA 608 , Newellton
MGA73bot2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Nutt,Dr. Haller
Significant Year:
1850, 1803, 1830
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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