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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
River Road in Louisiana is the most well-known segment of the Great River Road in the United States. It runs for about 70 miles (110 km) from Baton Rouge to New Orleans through the River Parishes, on both sides of the Mississippi River. Dotted on each side of the river are antebellum plantation houses.
In 1971, American Oil donated the house and 4 acres (16,000 m 2) of land to the River Road Historical Society, a nonprofit organization. The oil company continued its support in 1990 by donating monies for the installation of a fire sprinkler system and new roof, as well as gifting an additional 12.8 acres (52,000 m 2 ) of surrounding land.
St. Louis Plantation: December 3, 1975 : Along St. Louis Road, about 325 yards (297 m) southwest of River Road Plaquemine vicinity: Antebellum home of Italianate and Greek Revival style, located on a working sugar cane plantation.
Longwood (c. 1785) is a plantation located at 15417 River Road in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, which was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Directly across the street is a levee holding back the Mississippi River.
A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi ...
Bocage Plantation is located on Louisiana Highway 942, along the River Road, in Darrow, Ascension Parish, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, but on a meander that puts it north and west of the river. [19] The plantation is across the river from the parish seat of Donaldsonville, and about 25 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.
Location of Catahoula Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which ...