Mulberry Grove (White Castle, Louisiana)

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Mulberry Grove
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LocationAlong Louisiana Highway 405, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of White Castle
Nearest city White Castle, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°11′29″N91°02′06″W / 30.19148°N 91.03489°W / 30.19148; -91.03489 Coordinates: 30°11′29″N91°02′06″W / 30.19148°N 91.03489°W / 30.19148; -91.03489
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, French Creole
NRHP reference # 93001118 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1993

Mulberry Grove is a historic mansion in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, U.S.. It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, and it was built in 1836 for Dr Duffel. [2] [3] [4]

It was subsequently purchased by German-born John B. Reuss, who made it part of his Germania Plantation. [3] Reuss's daughter, who inherited the Mulberry Grove part of Germania Plantation, sold it to Mrs C. C. Clifton in 1951. In the late 1980s, Mrs. Clifton sold the plantation house, after a restoration work, to Lawrence J. Noel III & Allen T. Noel. [3] [4]

The mansion, along with a water cistern and four quarters houses located shortly to the east, have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1993. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Mulberry Grove". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Malone, Lee; Malone, Paul (1988). The Majesty of the River Road . Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. pp.  60-62. ISBN   9780882896748. OCLC   16982449.
  4. 1 2 National Register Staff (July 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mulberry Grove". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With twenty photos from 1993.

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