St. Maurice Plantation

St. Maurice Plantation
Location Off LA 477, St. Maurice, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°45′22″N 92°57′54″W / 31.75611°N 92.96500°W / 31.75611; -92.96500Coordinates: 31°45′22″N 92°57′54″W / 31.75611°N 92.96500°W / 31.75611; -92.96500
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1845 (1845)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 79001104[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1979

St. Maurice Plantation is a historic mansion on a plantation off the banks of the Red River of the South in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.[2]

History

The house was built for the Protho family,[3] and it was completed in 1845.[4] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[4] By 1850, members of the Protho family and their African slaves died of the yellow fever.[3] A decade later, during the American Civil War of 1861-1865, the plantation was taken over by the Union Army.[3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 3, 1979.[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Saint Maurice plantation home in Winn Parish Louisiana in the 1970s". Louisiana Digital Library. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Stuart, Bonnye (2012). Louisiana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780762769773. OCLC 783147155.
  4. 1 2 3 "St. Maurice Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2016.


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