Houma in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Orange Grove

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

1. Orange Grove Marker

Inscription. Built c. 1840. Noted for its handsome Greek Revival styling, its briquette-entre-poteaux (bricks set between posts) construction, and its faux bois (false grained) woodwork. Listed in National Register of Historic Places.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 29° 35.518′ N, 90° 49.494′ W. Marker is in Houma, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish. It is on Bayou Black Road (State Highway 182) 0.2 miles north of Daneco Court, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4107 Bayou Black Drive, Houma LA 70360, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Terrebonne Basin (approx. 3½ miles away); Sugar Row Plantations (approx. 4.1 miles away); Southdown High School (approx. 5 miles away); Southdown Plantation (approx. 5.1 miles away); Saint Francis de Sales Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Terrebonne Parish Courthouse Square Oaks (approx. 6.2 miles away); Fifth Districts High School (approx. 6.2 miles away); 1834-1934 (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houma.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Southdown Plantation House

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(was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

2. Orange Grove Plantation & Marker

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