Live Oak (Weyanoke, Louisiana)

Live Oak is a historic plantation house and site built between 1800 and 1816, and located in Weyanoke, Louisiana, United States.[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since in 1977, due to its architectural significance.[4] Live Oak is one of the earliest houses in Feliciana Parish and reflects the Anglo-American influence of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.[2] The plantation was built by Elijah Adams but the exact construction date is unknown.[2]

Live Oak
Location in Louisiana
Location in United States
Nearest cityWeyanoke, Louisiana
Coordinates30.933333°N 91.454722°W / 30.933333; -91.454722
Area115 acres (47 ha)
Built1800 (1800)
Built byPeter Murray
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.77000680[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1977

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Live Oak". Louisiana Department of Historic Preservation National Register. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Butler, Anne (2009-04-02). The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana. Pelican Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-58980-709-9.
  4. "Live Oak". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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