White Hall Plantation House is an 1840s mansion in Legonier, now part of Lettsworth, Louisiana, on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River. Built in 1848 and 1849 and attributed to the architect Henry Howard, the house combines Italianate and Greek Revival elements. It was the residence of Bennet Barton Simmes, who founded the town of Simmesport and helped draft Louisianas Articles of Secession before the Civil War, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1977. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountLouisiana, United States 2 Completed Year Building Type
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1. White Hall Plantation House (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hall_Plantation_House, lead definition
White Hall Plantation House is an 1840s Italianate and Greek Revival plantation house attributed to the architect Henry Howard and built in 1848-49 by Elias Norwood.
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White Hall Plantation House is an 1840s mansion in Legonier, now part of Lettsworth, Louisiana, on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River. Built in 1848 and 1849 and attributed to the architect Henry Howard, the house combines Italianate and Greek Revival elements. It was the residence of Bennet Barton Simmes, who founded the town of Simmesport and helped draft Louisianas Articles of Secession before the Civil War, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1977.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1849)
completion_date/completed = 1849
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
White Hall Plantation House is an 1840s Italianate and Greek Revival plantation house attributed to the architect Henry Howard and built in 1848-49 by Elias Norwood. It is located in Legonier, a hamlet on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River, today part of the unincorporated town of Lettsworth, Louisiana. White Hall's most notable owner and slaveholder was Bennet Barton Simmes, founder of Simm
In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Greek Revival, Italianate
In Style: Italianate Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Greek Revival, Italianate
View the Source2. White Hall Plantation House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Louisiana, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Louisiana, United States
Wikidata item Q7994766, property P131/P17 (location): Louisiana, United States
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