Carter House | |
Nearest city | Hammond, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 30°28′31″N 90°29′33″W / 30.47528°N 90.49250°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | c.1925 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 82002796 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 11, 1982 |
The Carter House, in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana near Hammond, Louisiana, was built around 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
Its National Register nomination describes it as a "two-story frame house built 'along bungalow lines.' It is located in a rural setting near Hammond. The house has been altered very little since its construction, and consequently it still conveys the full measure of its historical associations." [2]
It was deemed "significant in the area of education because of its close association with Will Carter, one of the founders of Southeastern College (presently the University of Southeastern Louisiana) . Will Carter built the house c.1925 and lived there until his death in 1953." It was also deemed "significant in the areas of communications and politics/government because Will Carter's Pulitzer Prize winning son, Hodding Carter, lived there in 1932 when he founded the Hammond Daily Courier, which proved to be a relentless local foe of Huey Long." [2]
It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Hammond on Happywoods Rd. [2]