Whitney Plantation Historic District
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Whitney Plantation is preserved in Whitney Plantation Historic District near Wallace, Louisiana
, in St. John the Baptist Parish
.
The French Creole raised-style main house built in 1803 is the most important in the state. In addition, the plantation has numerous extant outbuildings: a pigeonnier, a plantation store, the only surviving French Creole barn in Louisiana, and slave quarters. The complex includes three archaeological sites which have had varying degrees of exploration.
The 1884 Mialaret House, associated buildings and property were added by later purchase, and helps express the long working history of the plantation.
As the properties are held privately, they are not open for viewing. Some of the land is still planted in sugar cane.
The historic district
was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
in 1992. Whitney Plantation is also one of 26 sites featured on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
.
Wallace, Louisiana
Wallace is a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 570 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in St. John the Baptist Parish
St. John the Baptist parish
St. John the Baptist parish may refer to one of a number of religious organisations:In the district of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland:* The Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf* The senior Parish of Clontarf...
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The French Creole raised-style main house built in 1803 is the most important in the state. In addition, the plantation has numerous extant outbuildings: a pigeonnier, a plantation store, the only surviving French Creole barn in Louisiana, and slave quarters. The complex includes three archaeological sites which have had varying degrees of exploration.
The 1884 Mialaret House, associated buildings and property were added by later purchase, and helps express the long working history of the plantation.
As the properties are held privately, they are not open for viewing. Some of the land is still planted in sugar cane.
The historic district
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1992. Whitney Plantation is also one of 26 sites featured on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
Louisiana African American Heritage Trail
Louisiana African American Heritage Trail is a cultural heritage trail with 26 sites designated in 2008 by the state of Louisiana, from New Orleans along the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge and Shreveport, with sites in small towns and plantations also included. In New Orleans several sites are...
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External links
- "Whitney Plantation Historic District", Southeastern Louisiana, Travel Itinerary, National Park Service
- Ron Stodghill, "Driving Back Into Louisiana’s History", New York Times, 25 May 2008
- Louisiana's African American Heritage Trail