Thomas House (Martin, Louisiana)

The Thomas House on rural Louisiana Highway 787 near Martin in Red River Parish, Louisiana, is a historic house built around 1855. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

Thomas House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Martin, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°4′21″N 93°10′51″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c.1855
Architectural style	Log single pen
NRHP reference No.	02000038[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 2002

It is a log house built originally with a single pen, which was expanded by a frame addition later. The original log section is well-preserved, and is of fairly fine work, with squared logs joined by half-dovetail notching.[2]

It is significant as a rare surviving example of domestic log construction by the Scots-Irish/Appalachian Uplanders who settled northern Louisiana in the 1830s.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Thomas House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2017. with three photos and two maps