Ashland aka Belle Helene, Geismar, Louisiana
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
N 30° 10.533 W 090° 59.850
15R E 692815 N 3339932
Located at Hwy. 75 and Ashland Rd.in Geismar, Louisiana NO ADMITTANCE.
Waymark Code: WM4FEZ
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
Views: 67

The Ashland Plantation. Also known as Belle Helene. Owned by Shell Chemical, Geismar.
As of 2015, Plantation has been COMPLETELY and beautifully restored by Shell. It will be used by Shell Chemical for mainly employee functions. Other uses in future are undecided by Shell at this time. Still no public admittance.
Street address:
Geismar, LA. USA


County / Borough / Parish: Ascension Parish

Year listed: 1979

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899

Historic function: Domestic

Current function: Vacant/Not In Use

Privately owned?: yes

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008

Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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