Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

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Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

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Summary

Significance: A small structure with an interesting roof reminiscent of an African design; one of the earliest buildings built by blacks. The building may originally have been used for utilitarian purposes.
Survey number: HABS LA-2-69-B
Building/structure dates: ca. 1820 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000556

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Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Hunter, Clementine
Henry, Cammie G
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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