Pegram Plantation House

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Pegram Plantation House
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Nearest city Lecompte, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°5′55″N92°25′46″W / 31.09861°N 92.42944°W / 31.09861; -92.42944 Coordinates: 31°5′55″N92°25′46″W / 31.09861°N 92.42944°W / 31.09861; -92.42944
Area 7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built c.1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 03001064 [1]
Added to NRHP October 24, 2003

The Pegram Plantation House, perhaps also known as Peagram Plantation House, is located in Lecompte, Louisiana, and was built around 1850. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 2003.

Lecompte, Louisiana Town in Louisiana, United States

Lecompte is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,366 at the 2000 census.

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 preserving the property.

It is a one-story Greek Revival-style galleried house. [2]

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Peagram Plantation House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with seven photos and a map