Huey P. Long House (Laurel St., Shreveport, Louisiana) (original) (raw)

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Historic house in Louisiana, United States

United States historic place

Huey P. Long House
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Huey P. Long House (Laurel St., Shreveport, Louisiana) is located in ShreveportHuey P. Long House (Laurel St., Shreveport, Louisiana)
Location 2403 Laurel Street,Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°29′43″N 93°46′36″W / 32.49537°N 93.77679°W / 32.49537; -93.77679
Area less than ten acres
Built c. 1905
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Demolished September 1992
NRHP reference No. 91000701[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 10, 1991
Removed from NRHP May 2, 2016

Huey P. Long House was a historic house located at 2403 Laurel Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in c.1905.[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

The house was destroyed by fire in September 1992,[3] and was delisted on May 2, 2016.[1]

Description and history

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It was built around 1905 and was a modest one-story Queen Anne house with Colonial Revival columns. Huey Long and family moved into the house in 1918 and lived there until 1926. Additions to the house were made in 1924. It is significant for its association with the early career of Huey Long.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Huey P. Long House (Laurel St.)" (PDF). Louisiana. Retrieved January 24, 2017. with three photos and a map
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Request for Removal - Huey P. Long House" (PDF). National Park Service. March 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.