Canebrake (Ferriday, Louisiana)

Canebrake
Location Along Maxwell Road, about 2.9 miles (4.7 km) east of Spokane, Louisiana and about 9.7 miles (15.6 km) northeast of Ferriday
Nearest city Ferriday, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°41′56″N 91°24′41″W / 31.69881°N 91.4113°W / 31.69881; -91.4113Coordinates: 31°41′56″N 91°24′41″W / 31.69881°N 91.4113°W / 31.69881; -91.4113
Area 8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Built 1840 (1840)
NRHP reference # 82002767[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 1982

Canebrake is a historic plantation house in Ferriday, Louisiana. The house was located inside a 531 acres (215 ha) plantation west of Mississippi River and east of Lake St. John.[2][3]

The house was built in c.1840 and has been remodeled in 1850-1860 and in 1910, after the plantation was purchased by Arthur Meserve. [4][2][3]

The house and the nearby 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) area, comprising several outbuildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Canebrake" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1982. Retrieved April 27, 2018. with three photos and two maps
  3. 1 2 Mary Warren Miller (October 15, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Canebrake". National Park Service. Retrieved April 27, 2018. With six photos from 1980.
  4. ↑ "Canebrake". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2016.


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