Stein, Daniel, House
a.k.a. Baughman House
208 W. Bayou, Farmerville, LAThe Stein House is of local significance in the area of architecture as an architectural landmark within the context of Union Parish. It is one of the very few buildings left to represent the pre-Queen Anne Revival taste.
Union is a piney woods parish that has been largely characterized by Upland South settlement and relatively small-scale agriculture. There was also some lumber-related development in the early twentieth century. All of this has left the parish with a comparatively modest architectural patrimony, as is shown in the Comprehensive Historic Structures Survey. The survey has identified some 317 50+ year-old buildings in the parish, most of which are bungalows or ordinary commercial buildings. There are very few buildings in the parish with high style pretention, and only seven represent the pre-Queen Anne Revival taste. Most of the latter are greatly altered,
tedly displaying noteworthy pre-Queen Anne Revival architectural features. One of these is the Stein House. pre-Queen Anne Revival architectural features. One of these is the Stein House. Noteworthy features include the surviving Gothic Revival influenced gables, the copious Italianate woodwork, and the polygonal bay. The architectural history and development of the Stein House extends much further back in time and is much richer than the overwhelming majority of older structures in Union Parish. Moreover, it is one of the parish's largest older buildings, a fact that underscores its local landmark standing.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.