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Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibodaux on State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, LA

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Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibodaux on State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, LA

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Summary

Significance: The Boarding House, built around 1898 by Barker-Lepine, is a two-story balloon framed structure and the largest multiple living unit on the plantation. It housed seasonal workers during the grinding season, from October to January.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12
Survey number: HAER LA-1-F
Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Barker-Lepine
Lowe, Jet
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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Location

lafourche parish29.79756, -90.82446
Google Map of 29.7975573, -90.8244596
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