Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill

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Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill
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Nearest city Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°12′08″N92°24′42″W / 31.20231°N 92.41173°W / 31.20231; -92.41173 Coordinates: 31°12′08″N92°24′42″W / 31.20231°N 92.41173°W / 31.20231; -92.41173
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc.1847
ArchitectGervais Ballio
NRHP reference No. 76000974 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1976

The Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill is located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana near Alexandria, Louisiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

It is a one-story 104 by 40 feet (32 m × 12 m) stepped gable brick building, built by slave labor for owner Gervais Ballio in about 1847. [2]

It is located south of Alexandria off U.S. 71/U.S. 167. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Pat Camel & Associates, Inc. (September 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill". National Park Service . Retrieved September 30, 2021. With accompanying 13 photos from 1975