Audubon Plantation

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Audubon Plantation House
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Location21371 Hoo Shoo Too Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°21′05″N90°57′20″W / 30.35134°N 90.95549°W / 30.35134; -90.95549
Area2.25 acres (0.91 ha)
Builtc.1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000729 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1987

The Audubon Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic mansion located at 21371 Hoo Shoo Too Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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The house was completed in c.1850 but origins of Audubon plantation remains quite obscure. A reference to Audubon can be found in the Statement of the Sugar Crop for 1892. At that time the plantation owner was Octavius Bullion, while the mansion was rented to Dixon family. [2] [3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Audubon Plantation House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018. with two photos and two maps Archived 2018-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. National Register Staff (February 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Audubon Plantation House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 5, 2018. With eight photos from 1987.

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