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Burks House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	637 North Railroad Avenue, Merryville, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°45′15″N 93°32′30″W / 30.75407°N 93.5417°W / 30.75407; -93.5417
Area	0.05 acres (0.020 ha)
Built	1883
Built by	A.J. Burks
Architectural style	Upland South
NRHP reference No.	87001512
Added to NRHP	September 08, 1987

Burks House, is a log cabin with a mud-daub chimney built in 1883. The house is typical of those built in the 19th century when the area was officially open to homesteading.

The cabin was moved to its present location in 1983, completely restored, and was enlisted on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1987. It is the only authentic log cabin in Beauregard Parish.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Tourist Commission - Burks Log Cabin". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
3. ^ National Register Staff (May 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Burks House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2018. With three photos from 1987.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
Lists by parish	Acadia Allen Ascension Assumption Avoyelles Beauregard Bienville Bossier Caddo Calcasieu Caldwell Cameron Catahoula Claiborne Concordia DeSoto East Baton Rouge East Carroll East Feliciana Evangeline Franklin Grant Iberia Iberville Jackson Jefferson Jefferson Davis La Salle Lafayette Lafourche Lincoln Livingston Madison Morehouse Natchitoches Orleans Ouachita Plaquemines Pointe Coupee Rapides Red River Richland Sabine St. Bernard St. Charles St. Helena St. James St. John the Baptist St. Landry St. Martin St. Mary St. Tammany Tangipahoa Tensas Terrebonne Union Vermilion Vernon Washington Webster West Baton Rouge West Carroll West Feliciana Winn
Other lists	National Historic Landmarks Bridges and Tunnels
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: DeRidder
City	DeRidder
Town	Merryville
CDPs	Longville Oretta Singer Sugartown
Other communities	Bon Ami Dry Creek Fields Ragley
Ghost town	Abbie Joe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes
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