The Boscobel Cottage, in Bosco in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, and also known as Lower Boscobel Plantation, is a historic house built in about 1820. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Boscobel Cottage
Boscobel Cottage is located in Louisiana
Boscobel Cottage
Boscobel Cottage is located in the United States
Boscobel Cottage
LocationCordell Lane, Bosco, Louisiana, off U.S. Route 165
Coordinates32°17′23″N 92°5′33″W / 32.28972°N 92.09250°W / 32.28972; -92.09250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1820
Built byBry, Judge Henry
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Central Hallway
NRHP reference No.79001078[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1979

It is located on the east bank of the Ouachita River, about 20 miles (32 km) below Monroe, Louisiana, on Cordell Lane,[2] off what is now U.S. Route 165 prior to the main house being built for the plantation.

It was built by Judge Henry Bry. It includes Greek Revival and Federal architecture with a central hallway.[2] The listing included two contributing buildings.[2]

Another cottage from the plantation, the Bosco Plantation House, is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Boscobel Cottage / Lower Boscobel Plantation" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017. with two photos and a map Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine