Land's End Plantation (Stonewall, Louisiana)

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Land's End Plantation
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LocationEnd of Parish Road 793, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Red Bluff Road, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Stonewall
Nearest city Stonewall, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°14′50″N93°44′49″W / 32.2472°N 93.74687°W / 32.2472; -93.74687
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Built1835
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 72001453 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1972
Removed from NRHPMarch 19, 2024

The Land's End Plantation in Stonewall, Louisiana, was established in 1835 by Colonel Henry and Ben Marshall, signer of the Louisiana Ordinance of Secession and the constitution of the Confederate States of America. The house, built in 1857, was used as a hospital following the Battle of Mansfield in 1864. [2] [3] [4]

The plantation house, along with a 200 acres (81 ha) area comprising several buildings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1972. [1]

The plantation house was completely destroyed by fire in 1989, [5] and was subsequently removed from the National Register in 2024.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. "Land's End Plantation Historical Marker".
  3. "Land's End Plantation" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 3, 2018. with three photos
  4. Henry F. and Josephine C. Means (July 14, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Land's End Plantation". National Park Service . Retrieved May 3, 2018. With three photos from 1971.
  5. "The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly" (PDF). Vol. XIII, no. 1. Winter 1995. p. 11. Retrieved May 3, 2018.