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Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

description

Summary

Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around the time of his marriage to Clarisse Prudhomme in 1837.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1046
Survey number: HABS LA-1318
Building/structure dates: before 1839 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 1972 Subsequent Work

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Sompayrac, Charles Emile
Sompayrac, Clarisse
Prudhomme, Narcisse
Murphy, Robert C
Nolan, William C
Nolan, Theodosia
Murphy, Emerson
Cane River National Heritage Area Commission, sponsor
Morgan, Nancy I, M, sponsor
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Cane River National Heritage Area, sponsor
Morgan, Nancy I.M., sponsor
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Schara, Mark, field team project manager
Davidson, Paul, field team
Holeyman, Gregoire, field team
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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