Jackson in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Centenary State Historic Site
"The Professor's Cottage"
September 22, 2017
1. Centenary State Historic Site Marker
The Professor's Cottage was built in 1898 and rented to a professor and his family for about $125 per year. It was one of the faculty houses owned by the college, which included another cottage that was identical to it located approximately 40 meters away, where the parking lot now stands. Approximately 40 meters from the other faculty building, there was a two-story frame structure called the shack by local residents, which presumably housed married students.
The Professor's Cottage is a typical late Victorian raised cottage, that contained six rooms on the first floor. A second floor attic is reached only by a trap door cut into the twelve foot high ceiling. Wide front and side porches feature steamboat gingerbread, so called because it follows the pattern used in the woodwork of steamboats in those days. Sixteen large windows and four outer doors with dormers provided excellent ventilation in the hot summer months. Winter heat came from four fireplaces and the indoor kitchen stove.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education.
Location. 30° 50.45′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Centenary State Historic Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Jackson (about 400 feet away); Centenary College's Main Academic Building (about 500 feet away);
September 22, 2017
2. Centenary State Historic Site Marker
More about this marker. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday.
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Entrance Fees:
$4 per person;
Free for seniors (62 and over) and children (3 and under).
September 22, 2017
3. The Professor's Cottage
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2017.
