Burks House (Merryville, Louisiana)

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.

[2][3] 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.

[1] It is the only authentic log cabin in Beauregard Parish.

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