The Camp Salmen House is located on the shores of Bayou Liberty in St. Tammany Parish, west of Slidell, Louisiana, USA. It is a French Creole cottage, circa 1830. The house was built with a brick core, wood frame post rooms, a cabinet/loggia, and front gallery. The entire structure, including the front gallery, is approximately 1,692 square feet.[2] The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 2006. It is one of only fourteen examples of the period French Creole architecture in the parish. The National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana lists 38 historic places in St. Tammany Parish.
Camp Salmen House | |
 The photo illustrates the block core and wood post construction of the Camp Salmen House. Note that the rear cabinet/loggia has been enclosed with plywood. | |
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| Location | 35122 Camp Salmen Rd., Slidell, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°17′26″N 89°49′28″W / 30.29067°N 89.82456°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architectural style | French Creole |
| Website | http://www.campsalmennaturepark.org/ |
| MPS | Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000323[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 2006 |
History
editThe exact year of the house's construction is under research, with 1750 being the earliest given date and 1830 the latest. Data shows that the Francois Cousin House, located across Bayou Liberty in the area of the Salmen House, was built between 1787 and 1790 indicating settlement in the area at that time.[3] While the style of house construction favors that of a family home, many believe that the building served as a trading post.
From 1924 to 1983, the New Orleans Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America ran Camp Salmen on the adjacent property and used the house as the main lodge. In 2010, the former camp became the Camp Salmen Nature Park.
Photographs
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The Camp Salmen Nature Park Property, on which the Camp Salmen House is located, has almost one-half mile of frontage along Bayou Liberty. -
The Camp Salmen Live Oak is 22.00 feet in girth and registered with the Live Oak Society.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Murphy, SRA, Richard L.; McEnery, P.M. (2004), "A Self Contained Appraisal of Camp Salmen", Public Record, St. Tammany Parish Government
- ^ Division of Historic Preservation (October 2005). "Salmen House". State of Louisiana. Retrieved October 5, 2009.[permanent dead link]