National Register of Historic Places

Donato, Martin, House

Opelousas, St. Landry County, Louisiana
Listed
April 26, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000345

About this property

The Martin Donato House, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, was built around 1825. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was deemed significant as "an important and rare surviving French Creole house within St. Landry Parish. It is locally significant under Criterion A in the area of ethnic heritage because it embodies the economic attainment of an important ethnic group in antebellum St. Landry - the gens de couleur libres, or free people of color. Specifically it was home to the Donato family, the most prosperous free people of color family in the parish." Martin Donatto was a Free Black slave owner who owned 70 slaves in 1830. It is located at 8343 Louisiana Highway 182 near Opelousas, Louisiana, about a quarter mile off the highway. It is a single-story French Creole plantation house with Federal details. It has also been known as the August Donato House.

Location

8343 US 182
Opelousas, St. Landry County, Louisiana
30.55443, -92.06876

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When was Donato, Martin, House listed on the National Register?

Donato, Martin, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Donato, Martin, House?

Donato, Martin, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Donato, Martin, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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