Albania Plantation House
National Register of Historic Places

Albania Plantation House

Jeanerette, St. Mary County, Louisiana
Listed
January 26, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01000007

About this property

Albania Plantation is a plantation house located on the Bayou Teche in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana right outside of the town of Jeanerette, Louisiana. The home was built between 1837 and 1842 by Charles Alexandre Grevemberg, who operated a sugar plantation based on slave labor on the surrounding 6,500 acres (2,600 ha).

Location

1842 LA 182 E.
Jeanerette, St. Mary County, Louisiana
29.90344, -91.64969

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 01000007. It was listed on January 26, 2001.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

LeJeune's Bakery
Colonial
1.5 mi
Bayside
Early Republic
2.7 mi
Alice
Early Republic
3.2 mi
Enterprise Plantation
Early Republic
4.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Teche Campaign – Jeanerette Skirmish
1863Civil War
1 mi
Jeanerette Skirmish (St. Mary Parish)
1863Civil War
1.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Albania Plantation House listed on the National Register?

Albania Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Albania Plantation House?

Albania Plantation House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Albania Plantation House?

The period of significance for Albania Plantation House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1837.

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