1327 Third St., Alexandria, Louisiana. County/parish: Rapides.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 13, 1993. NRIS 93000886.
1 contributing building.
Arna Wendell Bontemps House is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. On October 13, 1902, author Arna Wendell Bontemps was born there.
It was the childhood home of Arna Wendell Bontemps.
Avoiding demolition due to construction of Interstate 49, the house was moved six blocks, in 1991. And it was then renovated.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1993.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73974586