The Orange Grove Plantation House is a historic house on a former plantation in

Terrebonne Parish Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 111,860, and 110,461 in 2019. In 2020, its population declined to 109,58 ...

, about eight miles away from Houma, Louisiana. It was built in 1850 for John C. Beatty, a sugar planter who owned slaves. With The plantation spanned 2,470 acres of land when it was sold at auction shortly after Beatty's death in 1857. Beatty's slaves were sold with the property. The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

since March 26, 1980.

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National Register of Historic Places in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Greek Revival architecture in Louisiana Houses completed in 1850 Plantation houses in Louisiana 1850 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub