Canebrake (Ferriday, Louisiana)
Canebrake is a historic plantation house in Ferriday, Louisiana. The house was located inside a 531 acres (215 ha) plantation west of Mississippi River and east of Lake St. John.[2][3]
Canebrake | |
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| Location | Along Maxwell Road, about 2.9 miles (4.7 km) east of Spokane, Louisiana and about 9.7 miles (15.6 km) northeast of Ferriday |
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| Nearest city | Ferriday, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31°41′56″N 91°24′41″W |
| Area | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002767[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1982 |
The house was built in c.1840 and has been remodeled in 1850-1860 and in 1910, after the plantation was purchased by Arthur Meserve.[4][2][3]
The house and the nearby 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) area, comprising several outbuildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Canebrake" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018. with three photos and two maps Archived 2018-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Mary Warren Miller (October 15, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Canebrake". National Park Service. Retrieved April 27, 2018. With six photos from 1980.
- "Canebrake". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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