Carter Plantation
National Register of Historic Places

Carter Plantation

Springfield, Livingston County, Louisiana
Listed
February 23, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
79001069

About this property

The Carter Plantation, also known as the Carter House, is an historic plantation house located at 30325 Carter Cemetery Road, southwest of Springfield in what is now Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The property was purchased by Thomas Freeman in 1817, from James Rheem, who acquired it from a Spanish land grant in 1804. Freeman, a free person of color, who was a slave owner and the first African American to own property in the Greensburg District (St. Helena Parish), the southern portion of which became Livingston Parish. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1979.

Location

Springfield, Livingston County, Louisiana
30.41412, -90.57741

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Ponchatoula Skirmish
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When was Carter Plantation listed on the National Register?

Carter Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Carter Plantation?

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

What is the period of significance for Carter Plantation?

The period of significance for Carter Plantation is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1804.

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