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Frederick House (Covington, Louisiana)

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1890 Frederick House, Victorian Creole Cottage, 238 Vermont St, Covington La (12 16 2016)
1890 Frederick House, Victorian Creole Cottage, 238 Vermont St, Covington La (12 16 2016)

The Frederick House, at 238 Vermont St. in Covington, Louisiana, is a one-and-half-story raised house built around 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.It was built by Emile "Boss" Frederick (d. 1945), who was a Covington politician while living in the house.It has Queen Anne and Stick/Eastlake ornamentation.

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Frederick House (Covington, Louisiana)
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1890 Frederick House, Victorian Creole Cottage, 238 Vermont St, Covington La (12 16 2016)
1890 Frederick House, Victorian Creole Cottage, 238 Vermont St, Covington La (12 16 2016)
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Division of St. John Historic District
Division of St. John Historic District

The Division of St. John Historic District, in Covington, Louisiana, also known as the Covington Historic District, is a 100 acres (40 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is the original portion of Covington, on the east of north–south U.S. 190; Business 190 also known as LA 21 runs through it, is E. Boston St.The unusual layout of the town dates from 1813, and is deemed a contributing site in the listing. It was laid out in 360 feet (110 m) square blocks, each with a small central square; the squares became known as "oxlots" due to tethering of oxen and other livestock in them.The listing included 170 contributing buildings and 77 intrusions (non-contributing), mostly one-story and spread relatively evenly throughout. Of the structures, six were from before 1880, 163 structures from 1881 to 1930, and 77 structures from 1931 on.A local landmark in the district is the Southern Hotel, a two-story commercial brick building with shopfronts on the ground level, built in 1911. In 1982, it was undergoing restoration. It consisted of 305, 307, 313, 315, and 317 New Hampshire, and 426, 428, 430, 434 Boston. It has "two corner projecting pavilions, matching balconies on the wings, fixed awnings with overhead transoms, arched windows with arched lintels, and elaborate brackets.""Collins employed an unusual urban planning scheme in laying out the district. Each block, measuring 360 f®6*1 square f was created with a small central square which connected to the street system by alleyways. These areas of 120 feet square were to be held in common.* They became known as oxlots, undoubtedly because farmers and merchants, would tether oxen and livestock within the sites. Today the oxlots constitute more than nine acres of open space within the urban area. The ox lots continue to play a major role in Covington's historical landscape as a unique urban design. The 20 blocks within the current district boundaries were all planned with ox lots. Of these, only 2 blocks contain large intrusions. The surviving 18 ox lots have varying degrees of encroachment, with nine largely unintruded upon (Photos 2, 3, & 4), and one completely pristine. Therefore, this unusual resource remains over 60% intact. The mere survival of these urban spaces is remarkable, as they could have been easily eliminated or obliterated. Careful evaluation of the existing encroachments reveals that the ox lots are still essentially open, and have retained their confined, semi-naturalistic character. These spaces are a major component of "Covington's cultural and historical assets, which must be recognized in the unifying pattern of architecture and the landscape." "Extant buildings are post-1880 due to two major fires which destroyed much of the district. Subsequent redevelopment booms in the lumber and "ozone" resort industries precipitated architectural growth in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. A. Commercial Business District The existing structures in the District of St. John integrate residential and commercial usage. The major concentration of business activity developed in the vicinity of the Southern Hotel and the New Orleans-Great Northern Railroad, extending eastward. The buildings are principally one and two story brick structures with recessed storefront entries, fixed awnings, and arched windows remotely derived from the Victorian Renaissance Revival (Photo 5). Limited to a central six block area, these buildings are closely spaced with no setbacks (Photo 6). Many former domestic buildings adjacent to this area have been adapted for commercial use, which provides a diverse streetscape image.

Claiborne Cottage Hotel

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). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.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.The property also includes a second contributing building: a one-story wood-frame cottage built c. 1889 in the hotel's expansion. The modern building holding The Chimes restaurant is non-contributing to the historic nature of the property.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."In 2019, both historic buildings were being used for storage.