Ashland

2 mi. (3.2km) S of Geismar on LA 75, Geismar, Louisiana. County/parish: Ascension.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 04, 1979. NRIS 79001050.

2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Belle Helene

From Wikipedia:

Ashland Plantation

Ashland Plantation, also known as the Belle Helene or Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation, is a historic building, built in 1841, that was a plantation estate and home of Duncan Farrar Kenner. Located in Darrow, Louisiana, in Ascension Parish. The manor house is an example of antebellum Greek Revival architecture.

The plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73972921

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