The J.W. Burnham House is a historic house near

Haynesville, Louisiana Haynesville is a town in northern Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States, located just south of the Arkansas border. The population was 2,327 at the 2010 census. Haynesville is known as the "Gateway to North Louisiana" and the "Butterfly Ca ...

. It has been listed on 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 ...

since January 22, 1987. The house was built in 1890 and was modified in about 1900 to add elements of Queen Anne architecture. The modifications included enlarging the attic, adding two octagonal corner towers, and adding a wraparound porch. wit
two photos and two maps
/ref> With . The house was further modified in 1935, in the 1940s and in 1985. It was once the center of a complex including a "Burnham, Louisiana" post office, a saw mill, and more.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Houses completed in 1890 National Register of Historic Places in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana 1890 establishments in Louisiana Queen Anne architecture in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub

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