Battleground Plantation
National Register of Historic Places

Battleground Plantation

Sicily Island, Catahoula County, Louisiana
Listed
May 13, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
79001056

About this property

The Battleground Plantation is a Southern cotton plantation with a historic mansion located about 3.2 miles (5.1 km) north of the town of Sicily Island in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The plantation house was built in 1829-1830 and was substantially modified into Greek Revival style in about 1850. The house has a front gallery with six columns. Its interior has mantels of various styles including Renaissance Revival and Gothic Revival. The property was deemed significant as the home of Dr. Henry J. Peck (1803-1881), as the site of the last major battle between the French and the Natchez Indians, and architecturally as "a fine example of a moderately-sized Greek Revival plantation house." There is a related historic house, Lovelace-Peck House, on Lake Lovelace south of Sicily Island. There was an archeological study of a Natchez Indian site at Battleground Plantation. A 2002 guidebook mentioned that Battleground Plantation was open by appointment, and that the c.1830 house "retains much of its beautiful original woodwork".

Location

Sicily Island, Catahoula County, Louisiana
31.89590, -91.65638

Categories

MILITARYPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Battleground Plantation listed on the National Register?

Battleground Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Battleground Plantation?

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

What is the period of significance for Battleground Plantation?

The period of significance for Battleground Plantation is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1850.

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