White Hall Plantation House
National Register of Historic Places

White Hall Plantation House

Simmesport, Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana
Listed
May 25, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
77000677

About this property

White Hall Plantation House is an 1840s Italianate and Greek Revival plantation house attributed to the architect Henry Howard and built in 1848-49 by Elias Norwood. It is located in Legonier, a hamlet on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River, today part of the unincorporated town of Lettsworth, Louisiana. White Hall's most notable owner and slaveholder was Bennet Barton Simmes, founder of Simmesport, state senator, and contributor to the Louisiana Articles of Secession prior to the Civil War. He is also said to have been a steamboat captain and Confederate general. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Union General Nathaniel P. Banks used the house as a military headquarters in 1863. During the 20th century, the mansion was twice moved back from the encroaching river waters. In late 2013, after a decade of restoration work, the White Hall Plantation & Gardens were opened to public view for the first time.

Location

Simmesport, Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana
30.98314, -91.77851

Categories

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Sources

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When was White Hall Plantation House listed on the National Register?

White Hall Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1977.

What type of historic resource is White Hall Plantation House?

White Hall Plantation House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for White Hall Plantation House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1848.

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