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.

Location

Waterproof, Tensas County, Louisiana
31.81530, -91.43195

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 82000468. It was listed on October 4, 1982.

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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Nearby Historic Sites

Waterproof High School
Industrial
3.1 mi
Myrtle Grove Plantation
Early Republic
3.7 mi
Killarney
Early Republic
7.4 mi
Canebrake
Pre Contact
8.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Tensas Bayou
1863Civil War
4.2 mi
Tensas Parish Plantation Raids (1863)
1863Civil War
6.4 mi
Queen of the West Captured by Confederates
1863Civil War
7.3 mi
Troyville Mounds Warfare Evidence
1100Pre-Columbian
8.6 mi
Bayou Tensas Skirmish
1863Civil War
10.9 mi

Questions about this property

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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