Star Hill Billiard Hall, U.S. Highway 61, Starhill, West Feliciana Parish, LA
Summary
1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The Star Hill Billiard Hall, constructed ca. 1832, is one of only two structures remaining from the original Star Hill Plantation. This plantation was built by Dr. Henry Perkins, a Virginian who had originally settled in Baton Rouge. Dr. Perkins and his billiard hall were to play an important role in the lives of the African American community of West Feliciana Parish in the years following the Civil War.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N369
Survey number: HABS LA-1263
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schools
garages
billiard parlors
african americans
houses
starhill
star
billiard
star hill billiard hall
highway
feliciana
parish
west feliciana parish
images black history month
black history month
louisiana
william r brockway
historic american buildings survey
barrett kennedy
school of architecture louisiana state university
esra osdenerol
richmond savoy
liang yangxin
photo
american civil war
civil war
race relations
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Osdenerol, Esra
Savoy, Richmond
Yangxin, Liang
Kennedy, Barrett, faculty sponsor
Brockway, William R, faculty sponsor
Louisiana State University, School of Architecture, sponsor
Location
Starhill
,
30.84231, -91.40482
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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