Piazza Cotton Gin
National Register of Historic Places

Piazza Cotton Gin

Ferriday, Concordia County, Louisiana
Listed
January 27, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000049

About this property

The Piazza Cotton Gin is on the Frogmore Plantation at 11656 U.S. Highway 84, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Ferriday, Louisiana in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The building containing the cotton gin press was built c.1880, while the machinery was added c.1900. The gin itself is a system cotton gin, which was invented by Robert S. Munger. This invention was the second major revolution in cotton processing (after the original gin was invented by Eli Whitney). This example is one of the few (and perhaps the only one) left in existence. It is a two-story building with ginning/pressing equipment. It was moved to its current location from across the Mississippi River in Rodney, Mississippi in 1997. The building is estimated to have been started c.1880 based on square nails used in its construction; some of the equipment bears 1883 and 1884 patent dates. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

Ferriday, Concordia County, Louisiana
31.60592, -91.66958

Categories

AGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Frogmore
Modern
0.8 mi
Ferriday Commercial Historic District
Industrial
7 mi
Zappe Boarding House
Industrial
7.2 mi
Roseland
Pre Contact
7.8 mi
Kirby House
Industrial
8.6 mi

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When was Piazza Cotton Gin listed on the National Register?

Piazza Cotton Gin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Piazza Cotton Gin?

Piazza Cotton Gin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Piazza Cotton Gin?

The period of significance for Piazza Cotton Gin is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1880.

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