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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