Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Alice Plantation House
Circa 1790
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2023
1. Alice Plantation House Marker
Built by Agricole Fuselier de la Claire, a planter and cousin of A. B. Roman, Governor of Louisiana (1831-1835, 1839-1843). The house was floated up Bayou Teche from Baldwin to its present site by a descendant of the Builder.
Erected 1976 by Iberia Parish Cultural Resources Association, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 29° 56.197′ N, 91° 41.236′ W. Marker is in Jeanerette, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is on Old Jeanerette Road (Louisiana Route 87) half a mile north of Bayside Road ( Road 3182), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jeanerette LA 70544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bayside Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Harry B. Hewes House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Beau Pre-Circa 1828 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Welcome to Jeanerette (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. John The Evangelist Church Parish (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Sons of Jeanerette War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Streetcar Wheel (approx. 2½ miles away); Steamboats (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeanerette.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2023
2. Alice Plantation House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,231 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
