Argyle
National Register of Historic Places

Argyle

Houma, Terrebonne County, Louisiana
Listed
June 30, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
94000657

About this property

Argyle is a historic house on a former sugarcane plantation in Houma, Louisiana. It was built circa 1906 for Phelin Bonvillain, a sugar planter. It belongs to the Ingram family since 1947.

Location

3313 Bayou Black Dr.
Houma, Terrebonne County, Louisiana
29.57299, -90.75117

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 94000657. It was listed on June 30, 1994.

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

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Industrial
2.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Lafourche Crossing Louisiana
1863Civil War
4.1 mi
Battle of Lafourche Crossing
1863Civil War
12.4 mi
Bayou Lafourche Skirmish (Assumption Parish)
1863Civil War
14.2 mi
Kock's Plantation Skirmish
1863Civil War
14.5 mi
Battle of La Fourche Crossing
1863Civil War
14.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Argyle listed on the National Register?

Argyle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Argyle?

Argyle is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Argyle?

The period of significance for Argyle is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1906.

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