Orange Grove Plantation House (Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana)

Orange Grove Plantation House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Houma, Louisiana
Coordinates	29°35′19″N90°49′23″W / 29.58861°N 90.82306°W / 29.58861; -90.82306 (Orange Grove Plantation House)
Area	4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Built	1850 (1850)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80001764 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1980

The Orange Grove Plantation House is a historic house on a former plantation in Terrebonne Parish, about eight miles away from Houma, Louisiana. It was built in 1850 for John C. Beatty, a sugar planter who owned slaves. ^{[2] [3]} The plantation spanned 2,470 acres of land when it was sold at auction shortly after Beatty's death in 1857. ^[3] Beatty's slaves were sold with the property. ^[3]

The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. ^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 26, 1980. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Orange Grove Plantation House". National Park Service . Retrieved June 12, 2018. With accompanying pictures
3. "Succession Sale" . Houma Ceres. April 18, 1857. p. 3. Retrieved June 12, 2018– via Newspapers.com.