Myrtle Grove Plantation

Myrtle Grove Plantation, also known as the Old Bass Place, is a plantation in Waterproof, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Myrtle Grove Plantation
Myrtle Grove Plantation is located in Louisiana
Myrtle Grove Plantation
LocationTensas Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates31°48′47″N 91°22′07″W / 31.81306°N 91.36861°W / 31.81306; -91.36861
Builtc. 1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.79001094
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979

The antebellum plantation house is located in open, flat farmland about 200 feet behind the rear of the Mississippi River levee; no historic outbuildings survive. It is one and a half stories tall with a "relatively monumental" one-story front gallery having six columns, and it has a rear gallery as well. Greek Revival influence is seen in the gallery columns with their molded capitals, and in the full entablature of the gallery plus a strong entablature of the front doorway with four pilasters.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Mac Ward (March 5, 1979). "Myrtle Grove Plantation". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Myrtle Grove / Old Bass Place" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with photo and map