Myrtle Grove Plantation, also known as the Old Bass Place, is a plantation in Waterproof, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Myrtle Grove Plantation | |
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| Location | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 31°48′47″N 91°22′07″W / 31.81306°N 91.36861°W |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001094 |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
The antebellum plantation house is located in open, flat farmland about 200 feet behind the rear of the Mississippi River levee; no historic outbuildings survive. It is one and a half stories tall with a "relatively monumental" one-story front gallery having six columns, and it has a rear gallery as well. Greek Revival influence is seen in the gallery columns with their molded capitals, and in the full entablature of the gallery plus a strong entablature of the front doorway with four pilasters.[2]
See also
edit- Alfred Fairfax – American politician (c. 1840–1916) who was enslaved on the plantation before escaping and joining the Union Army during thr American Civil War
References
edit- ^ Mac Ward (March 5, 1979). "Myrtle Grove Plantation". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Myrtle Grove / Old Bass Place" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with photo and map
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