Iberville Parish Courthouse
Iberville Parish Courthouse | |
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| Location | 57735 Main Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°17′30″N 91°14′02″W / 30.29174°N 91.23393°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1848 |
| Built by | George Weldon; Thomas Weldon |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Plaquemine Historic District (ID89001791) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001732[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 31, 1980 |
| Designated CP | October 30, 1989 |
The Iberville Parish Courthouse is a historic building located at 57735 Main Street in Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Built in 1848 by George and Thomas Weldon, of Natchez, it served as a courthouse until 1906. It served as Plaquemine City Hall from 1906 until 1985,[2][3] and was and later restored for its present use as Iberville Museum.
It is a stuccoed brick building in Greek Revival architecture that is five bays wide with a central, pedimented portico of four Doric columns.[2][3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1980.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Iberville Parish Courthouse (1848-1906) / Plaquemine City Hall (1906-to date)" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Department of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017. with photos and maps Archived March 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Stanley R. Hebert (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Iberville Parish Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2018. With two photos from 1979.
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- Museums in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Greek Revival architecture in Louisiana
- Government buildings completed in 1848
- Parish courthouses in Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
- 1848 establishments in Louisiana
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Plaquemine, Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs