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Preservation talk will focus on local historic structures

Murphy Trading House

NATCHITOCHES – Architect Guy Carwile will lead a discussion about the Melrose-Ghana House, the Badin-Roque House and the Murphy Trading House.  Carwile is the Ken Hollis Endowed Professor of Architecture at Louisiana Tech and Architect Emeritus for the state of Louisiana. His discussion will include his updated documentation drawings of the rare 18th century Murphy Trading House.

Guy Carwile

Guy Carwile

The historic preservation talk will be at 5:3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the Cammie G. Henry Research Center located on the third floor of Watson Memorial Library, 1501 University Parkway, Natchitoches.

For more information on the lecture, contact Jennifer Robison at robisonj@nsula.edu.

Information on the Murphy Trading House is available at https://www.murphytradinghouse.com. Information on the Melrose-Ghana House is available at http://melroseonthecane.com. Information on the Badin-Roque House is available at https://www.nps.gov/places/badin-roque-house.htm.

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