The Iberville Parish Courthouse is a historic building located at 57735 Main Street in
Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Built in 1848 by George and Thomas Weldon, of Natchez, it served as a
courthouse
A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...
until 1906. It served as Plaquemine City Hall from 1906 until 1985,
[ and was and later restored for its present use as Iberville Museum.
It is a stuccoed brick building in ]Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
that is five bays wide with a central, pedimented
Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape.
Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds.
A pediment ...
portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
of four Doric Doric may refer to:
* Doric, of or relating to the Dorians of ancient Greece
** Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians
* Doric order, a style of ancient Greek architecture
* Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode
* Doric dialect (Scotland)
* Doric ...
columns.[ wit]
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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on May 31, 1980.
See also
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References
External links
Iberville Museum website
Museums in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
Greek Revival architecture in Louisiana
Government buildings completed in 1848
Buildings and structures in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Parish courthouses in Louisiana
National Register of Historic Places in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
1848 establishments in Louisiana
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