Claiborne Cottage Hotel
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| Location | 19130 Rogers Ln., near Covington, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°28′24″N 90°05′17″W / 30.47340°N 90.08817°W |
| Area | 7.3 acres (3.0 ha)[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 100004152[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 8, 2019 |
The Claiborne Cottage Hotel, near Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana is a former hotel which was opened in 1880 in the former St. Tammany Parish Courthouse (built 1818–19).[3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1]
It is located on the property of The Chimes, a restaurant and taproom, in a 7.3-acre site that is on the east side of the Bogue Falaya River, across from Covington. It is in an area which was part of a historic Town of Claiborne, which no longer exists.
The courthouse-then-hotel building is a two-story brick masonry building. It was converted into a hotel, the Claiborne Cottage Hotel, in 1880. The hotel was later expanded into a long linear building which thereafter formed the main part of the hotel; this building was destroyed in a fire in 1912.[2]
The property also includes a second contributing building: a one-story wood-frame cottage built c. 1889 in the hotel's expansion.[2] The modern building holding The Chimes restaurant is non-contributing to the historic nature of the property.[2]
It was deemed significant "in the areas of commerce and health/medicine for its late 19th and early 20th century use as a resort hotel. The property is an important and rare survivor of the resorts associated with St. Tammany Parish's history as the 'Ozone Belt,' a health tourism destination that garnered national attention and contributed significantly to the local economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."[5]
In 2019, both historic buildings were being used for storage.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2019" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ a b c d e Louisiana National Register Review Committee Meeting Minutes (PDF). April 4, 2019.
- ^ Warren, Bob (June 25, 2019). "New construction in Covington brings 2 historic buildings to light". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Covington History: the St. Tammany Parish Courthouse". Covington Weekly. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Emily Ardoin (February 1, 2020). "National Register of Historic Places adds 15 new resources in Louisiana".
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