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Boatner House
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National Register of Historic Places

Boatner House

Also known as Record House

On the National Register since 198046 years
CreoleListed 1980Clinton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Boatner House

Boatner House, at Plank and Taylor Rds., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1980. It was among the first 5 of Clinton’s 15 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Creole, as it does for 51 other Louisiana listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Clinton, Louisiana. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 55 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1835 to today

  1. 1835Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Plank and Taylor Rds., Clinton · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Boatner HouseStart here
  2. 2Brame-Bennett HouseGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3St. Andrew's Episcopal ChurchCarpenter Gothic · next door
  4. 41938 Clinton High SchoolClassical Revival · Built 1938 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Hope TerraceGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWoodsideVictorian Gothic0.1 miBEast Feliciana Parish CourthouseBuilding0.2 miBWall HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBHeyman-Stewart HouseQueen Anne0.3 miB1903 Clinton High SchoolClassical Revival0.3 mi★Courthouse and Lawyers' RowGreek Revival0.3 miBMarston HouseBuilt 18370.3 miBSilliman InstituteGreek Revival · Built 18520.4 mi

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Questions about Boatner House

Is Boatner House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 31, 1980 (Register number 80001719).

Is Boatner House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Louisiana has 57 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Courthouse and Lawyers' Row, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Boatner House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Boatner House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 55 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73973569 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.