Myrtle Grove Plantation
National Register of Historic Places

Myrtle Grove Plantation

Waterproof, Tensas County, Louisiana
Listed
May 9, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
79001094

About this property

Myrtle Grove Plantation, also known as the Old Bass Place, is a plantation in Waterproof, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The antebellum plantation house is located in open, flat farmland about 200 feet behind the rear of the Mississippi River levee; no historic outbuildings survive.

Location

Waterproof, Tensas County, Louisiana
31.81316, -91.36881

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 79001094. It was listed on May 9, 1979.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Waterproof High School
Industrial
0.7 mi
Moro Plantation House
Early Republic
3.7 mi
Canebrake
Pre Contact
8.3 mi
Killarney
Early Republic
8.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Tensas Bayou
1863Civil War
5.7 mi
Tensas Parish Plantation Raids (1863)
1863Civil War
7.9 mi
Action at Grand Lake (Tensas Bayou area)
1863Civil War
10.1 mi
Hard Times Landing Operations
1863Civil War
10.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Myrtle Grove Plantation listed on the National Register?

Myrtle Grove Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Myrtle Grove Plantation?

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

What is the period of significance for Myrtle Grove Plantation?

The period of significance for Myrtle Grove Plantation is recorded as the early_republic era.

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