Jct. of Railroad Ave. and Main St., Merryville, Louisiana. County/parish: Beauregard.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 08, 1987. NRIS 87001512.
1 contributing building.
Burks House, is a log cabin with a mud-daub chimney built in 1883. The house is typical of those built in the 19th century when the area was officially open to homesteading.
The cabin was moved to its present location in 1983, completely restored, and was enlisted on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1987. It is the only authentic log cabin in Beauregard Parish.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73973038