St. Emma
National Register of Historic Places

St. Emma

Donaldsonville, Ascension County, Louisiana
Listed
June 29, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
80001695

About this property

St. Emma Plantation is a 13,000-acre (5,300 ha) former sugar plantation and house in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The plantation was the scene of a Civil War skirmish Battle of Kock's Plantation in the summer of 18632.

Location

Donaldsonville, Ascension County, Louisiana
30.08403, -91.03056

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 80001695. It was listed on June 29, 1980.

Categories

AGRICULTUREMILITARYARCHITECTURE
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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

Palo Alto Plantation
Pre Contact
0.5 mi
Belle Alliance
Early Republic
2 mi
Evan Hall Slave Cabins
Early Republic
2.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Cox's Plantation (Donaldsonville area)
1863Civil War
2.3 mi
Donaldsonville (First)
1862Civil War
2.3 mi
Confederate Attack on Donaldsonville
1862Civil War
2.3 mi
Battle of Fort Butler
1863Civil War
2.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was St. Emma listed on the National Register?

St. Emma was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1980.

What type of historic resource is St. Emma?

St. Emma is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Emma?

The period of significance for St. Emma is recorded as the civil_war era.

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