Calkins-Orvis House

Welsh, US

The Calkins-Orvis House is a historic house located at 210 West Nichols Street in Welsh, Louisiana. Built in 1901, it is a one-and-a-half-story Queen Anne-style house. It was listed for having "local architectural significance as a landmark in the turn-of-the-century residential heritage of Welsh. T

his status is based upon its unusual massing (most notably the distinctive treatment of its side gables) and its profusion of intricate shinglework." The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1998.

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