Beauregard Parish Courthouse
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The Beauregard Parish Courthouse was the answer to a need for a new Parish. DeRidder beat out Singer for the location of the parish seat. The courthouse was built at the same time as the Beauregard Parish Jail
, by the same people, and completed around the same time in 1915, as directed by the Beauregard Parish Police Jury.
The courthouse and jail are also part of the Historic Downtown district
of DeRidder that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Stevens-Nelson of New Orleans was chosen to design a courthouse and jail. Falls City Construction Company was awarded the contract in September 1913. Both buildings were completed in 1915 at a cost of $168,000.
Beauregard Parish Jail
Beauregard Parish Jail is a former jailhouse in DeRidder, Louisiana built in 1914 in the Gothic Revival architecture style. It is often referred to as the Gothic jail or the Hanging jail. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1981. The jail is owned by the...
, by the same people, and completed around the same time in 1915, as directed by the Beauregard Parish Police Jury.
The courthouse and jail are also part of the Historic Downtown district
DeRidder Commercial Historic District
The DeRidder Commercial Historic District covers an area from the Railroad tracks at Washington street and includes Second, Stewart, and Port street. In 1983 the buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places.-History:...
of DeRidder that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
History
The Hudson River Lumber Company donated a tract of land to the City of DeRidder. Property that adjoined this tract was owned by the First Baptist Church. The newly formed Beauregard Parish Police Jury, carved out of the old Imperial Calcasieu Parish, purchased the property and a building from the church.Stevens-Nelson of New Orleans was chosen to design a courthouse and jail. Falls City Construction Company was awarded the contract in September 1913. Both buildings were completed in 1915 at a cost of $168,000.