St. Maurice Plantation

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St. Maurice Plantation
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LocationOff LA 477, St. Maurice, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°45′22″N92°57′54″W / 31.75611°N 92.96500°W / 31.75611; -92.96500
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1845 (1845)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001104 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1979
Removed from NRHPJanuary 31, 2019

St. Maurice Plantation was a historic mansion on a plantation off the banks of the Red River of the South in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA. [2]

History

The house was built for the Prothro family, [3] and it was completed in 1845. [4] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [4] By 1850, members of the Prothro family and their African slaves died of the yellow fever. [3] A decade later, during the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the plantation was taken over by the Union Army. [3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 3, 1979. [4] It was destroyed by fire on June 5, 1981. [5] It was removed from the National Register in January 2019.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Saint Maurice plantation home in Winn Parish Louisiana in the 1970s". Louisiana Digital Library. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Stuart, Bonnye (2012). Louisiana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 91–92. ISBN   9780762769773. OCLC   783147155.
  4. 1 2 3 "St. Maurice Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. "Saint Maurice plantation home in Winn Parish Louisiana in the 1970s".