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McGehee House (Hammond, Louisiana)

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Built
  
1907 (1907)

Opened
  
1907

Added to NRHP
  
2 November 1982

NRHP Reference #
  
82000465

Area
  
2,800 m²

McGehee House (Hammond, Louisiana)

Location
  
1106 S. Holly St., Hammond, Louisiana

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

The McGehee House is a historic mansion in Hammond, Louisiana, U.S..

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History

The mansion was built in 1907 for Dr. Edward Larned McGehee, Jr. and his wife, Aurora Wilkinson Gurley McGehee. It was inherited by their son, Edward Larned McGehee III, who married Augusta Louise Tucker and lived there with their children, Gurley Tucker McGehee Maurin, Edward Larned McGehee IV, and Rosamond Louise McGehee Lopez.

It was acquired by Michel and Isabel Marcais in 1998, and it was turned into an inn and restaurant called Michabelle.

Architectural significance

The mansion was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 2, 1982.

References

McGehee House (Hammond, Louisiana) Wikipedia