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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.

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. ^ a b c Stuart, Bonnye (2012). Louisiana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780762769773. OCLC 783147155.
  4. ^ a b c "St. Maurice Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Saint Maurice plantation home in Winn Parish Louisiana in the 1970s".


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