Ferry Place

Ferry Place, or Ferry Place Plantation, located on Sicily Island in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]

Ferry Place
LocationAddress restricted[1]
Nearest citySicily Island, Louisiana
Area220 acres (0.89 km2)
Built byJohn H. Lovelace, Sr.
Architectural styleRococo Revival
NRHP reference No.80001711[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1980

The plantation house is located on some of the highest ground of Sicily Island, overlooking Lake Lovelace (Lake Louise) Architect: Lovelace, John H., Sr. Architecture: Rococo Revival

The property included a contributing building and two contributing sites. One of the sites is the Ferry Place Plantation Archaeological Site, which has evidence of pre-historic occupation. Specifically, the Peck Mound site, located in the vicinity of the Ferry Place Plantation house, is a set of five earthen mounds which were first published about by James Lord in 1933. Also the Peck Village Site exists.[3]

John Lovelace (1740-1816) established the Lovelace family at the site. The present plantation house was built in the mid-1800s of heavy cypress timbers, upon brick piers. It is a central hall plan structure with a seven-bay front gallery. It has two front parlors each with doors onto the gallery, flanked by windows.[3]

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References
  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Ferry Place" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2017. with two photos and a map


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