Geneva, also called the Vanderlick House, is a historic house near

Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the prin ...

. It was one of ten farm-plantation houses along

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that illustrate the "Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides" on the

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. As with several of the others ( Eden, China Grove,

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Island Home Island Home is a historical house in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, in or near Gardner. It was built around 1850 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is off Louisiana Highway 21 and is reached by a bridge across Bayo ...

, Longview), Geneva was modified by the addition of a hood along its original gallery, termed a false gallery, which provides additional protection from the rain, detracting slightly from its original appearance. It was added to the

on December 5, 1984.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Federal architecture in Louisiana Houses completed in 1829 Houses in Alexandria, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in Rapides Parish, Louisiana 1829 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub