Boscobel Cottage

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]

LocationCordell Lane, Bosco, Louisiana, off U.S. Route 165

Coordinates32°17′23″N 92°5′33″W

Area2 acres (0.81 ha)

Built1820

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Boscobel Cottage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Cordell Lane, Bosco, Louisiana, off U.S. Route 165
Coordinates	32°17′23″N 92°5′33″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1820
Built by	Bry, Judge Henry
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal, Central Hallway
NRHP reference No.	79001078[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1979

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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.