Lacombe School, built in 1913 in Lacombe, Louisiana as a one-story two-room schoolhouse, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It was then the Lacombe Museum.[2] It is now known as the Bayou Lacombe Museum.[3]

Lacombe School
Lacombe School is located in Louisiana
Lacombe School
Lacombe School is located in the United States
Lacombe School
LocationJct. of St. Mary and 14th Sts., Lacombe, Louisiana
Coordinates30°18′56″N 89°56′37″W / 30.31556°N 89.94361°W / 30.31556; -89.94361
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
NRHP reference No.90001742[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1990

It is a "plain" building with a tin hipped roof. It served as the community's only elementary school from 1913 until "well past World War II".[2] Through 1990 the beaded board interior had retained its historic appearance, although some wall surfaces were obscured by museum exhibit boards.[2]

It is located on property of the current Lacombe Junior High School, and is linked to that by a covered walkway.[2]

The schoolhouse/museum is accessible by a handicapped-access ramp.[4][5][6][7]

There exists a different "Lacombe Museum" in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lacombe School". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2021. With accompanying five photos from 1990
  3. ^ "Bayou Lacombe Museum".
  4. ^ Google Streetview, accessed February 2, 2021
  5. ^ "St. Tammany's Amazing Museums". Inside Northside Magazine (May/June 2008). Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Bayou Lacombe Rural Museum". St. Tammany Parish Tourist & Convention Commission. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Lacombe Town Talk: Bayou Lacombe Rural Museum doors soon to reopen". Times Picayune. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2015.