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| Historic Camp Salmen Lodge One of the oldest structures in St. Tammany Parish |
| This structure was given its name when it became the main recreational lodge for the New Orleans area Boy Scouts in the 1930's. It is across Lake Pontchartrain, on the banks of Bayou Liberty, in St. Tammany Parish. The exact date of its construction is still being considered, but it's thought to have been built after 1750, but before 1830. It's a Creole cottage, one of only fourteen examples of the period Louisiana French Creole architecture remaining in St. Tammany Parish. Early on, it's believed that the building served as a trading post. It is now within the confines of the Camp Salmen Nature Park, which opened in 2010. The historic structure was scheduled for restoration after the park opened, but I don't know how far along those plans have come. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The photograph is thanks to Jennifer Hart Bushnell and Wikimedia Commons. |
