The Blanks House, located at 201 Wall Street in

Columbia, Louisiana Columbia is a town in and the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 277 in 2020. History The land that became Columbia was first cleared by Daniel Humphries in 1827. A store was built a few years later the ...

, was built about 1900. It has also been known as Adams House. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1995. The house has elements of

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...

, Queen Anne, and other styles. It was deemed notable as it is one of the largest historic structures, and is the largest residence, in Columbia, and in contrast to the conventional historic building stock described above, the house features an exotic blend of Gothic, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Eastlake features. Thus, it is the most highly styled residence in the town." wit
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Houses completed in 1900 National Register of Historic Places in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana 1900 establishments in Louisiana Columbia, Louisiana Houses in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Colonial Revival architecture in Louisiana Queen Anne architecture in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub

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