Moro Plantation House
National Register of Historic Places

Moro Plantation House

Waterproof, Tensas County, Louisiana
Listed
October 4, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82000468

About this property

Moro Plantation House is located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It is just north of Louisiana Highway 566, three miles west of U.S. 65 & three and one half miles west of Waterproof, Louisiana. It was built in about 1839 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a two-story Greek Revival plantation house in delta farmland facing Muddy Bayou near the Mississippi River. It was built as a central hall plan with brick on the ground floor and frame construction on the upper story. It has "outstanding interior woodwork", the finest in the parish, in its four upper story main rooms.

Location

Waterproof, Tensas County, Louisiana
31.81530, -91.43195

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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 Moro Plantation House listed on the National Register?

Moro Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Moro Plantation House?

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

What is the period of significance for Moro Plantation House?

The period of significance for Moro Plantation House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1839.

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