Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation, Boarding House, 2 miles South of Thibodaux on State Route 308, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, LA
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
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Barker-Lepine
Lowe, Jet
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
lafourche parish, 29.79756, -90.82446
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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