Mount Hope Plantation House

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Mount Hope Plantation House
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Location8151 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°22′24″N91°07′47″W / 30.37323°N 91.12965°W / 30.37323; -91.12965 Coordinates: 30°22′24″N91°07′47″W / 30.37323°N 91.12965°W / 30.37323; -91.12965
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1817
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 80001717 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 03, 1980

Mount Hope Plantation House is a historic plantation house located at 8151 Highland Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Capital of Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the most populous parish in Louisiana. It is the 99th most populous city in the United States, and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans. It is also the 16th most populous state capital. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 2018 estimate, Baton Rouge had a population of 221,599, down from 229,493 at the 2010 census. Baton Rouge is the center of Greater Baton Rouge, the second-largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, with a population of 834,159 as of 2017, up from 802,484 in 2010 and 829,719 in 2015.

It was built in 1817 and it is the only farmhouse of its kind remaining in the Baton Rouge area. [2] [3] [4]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Mount Hope Plantation House". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-01-25.
  3. "Mount Hope Plantation House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 11, 2018. with three photos and two maps
  4. National Register Staff (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Mount Hope Plantation House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 11, 2018. With two photos from 1980.