Palo Alto Plantation
National Register of Historic Places

Palo Alto Plantation

Donaldsonville, Ascension County, Louisiana
Listed
April 12, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
77000665

About this property

Palo Alto Plantation is an historic mansion located at the corner of LA-1 and LA-944, along Bayou Lafourche in Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It was built in c.1847 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977. The architecture is an Anglo-Creole type Louisiana plantation cottage decorated in Greek Revival style.

Location

Donaldsonville, Ascension County, Louisiana
30.09084, -91.02994

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 77000665. It was listed on April 12, 1977.

Categories

AGRICULTUREARTMILITARYARCHITECTURE
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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

St. Emma
Civil War
0.5 mi
Evan Hall Slave Cabins
Early Republic
2.1 mi
Belle Alliance
Early Republic
2.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Donaldsonville (First)
1862Civil War
2.2 mi
Confederate Attack on Donaldsonville
1862Civil War
2.2 mi
Battle of Fort Butler
1863Civil War
2.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Palo Alto Plantation listed on the National Register?

Palo Alto Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Palo Alto Plantation?

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

What is the period of significance for Palo Alto Plantation?

The period of significance for Palo Alto Plantation is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 944.

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