Historic Structures Report: Gin Complex, Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Hartrampf, Inc. and Office of Jack Pyburn, Architect, Inc.. 2004. Historic Structures Report: Gin Complex, Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia
The historic structures report provides historical background for the Gin Complex of the Oakland Plantation at Cane River Creole National Historical Park. This report is intended to provide the historical background of the Gin Complex and the plantation that it served, to detail the existing condition of the remaining features and the probable configuration of those that are missing, and to provide recommendations for continued preservation and restoration of the Gin Complex features to enable the Park to make informed decisions regarding its use and maintenance. The major components of the Gin Complex at Oakland Plantation were first constructed between 1859 and 1861. They consisted of the Gin Barn, Engine Building, Seed House, and Cistern. The period of significance for Oakland Plantation begins with the founding of the plantation and concludes about 1960, around the time that the last sharecroppers and tenants were leaving. According to the National Park Service General Management Plan for this park, the Seed house is to be used as a maintenance facility for the park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hartrampf, Inc.; Office of Jack Pyburn, Architect, Inc.
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CARI , HIST , SER
- Keywords
- agriculture, cistern, Civil War, cotton, cotton press, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Gin Complex, History, industry, Louisiana, Oakland Plantation, Preservation, Resource Management, Seed House