Wickliffe - New Roads, LA
N 30° 40.950 W 091° 23.000
15R E 654855 N 3395530
Located at 13677 Patin Dyke Rd. (Hwy 415) between New Roads and the small community of Waterloo. Privately owned very busy road, so enjoy and photograph with care.
Waymark Code: WM5D22
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2008
Views: 9
Private home. Looked to be in excellent condition and the grounds were also in fine condition. Located on a pretty busy road, so use caution when visiting. Was also larger than I expected. I could not find much info in internet, so here is a bit of history, taken from the Register Application, located here. Wickliffe is locally significant in the area of architecture within Pointe Coupee Parish
because it is a rare example of the raised Creole plantation house. It also contains a number of
individual decorative and construction features which are themselves rare or unusual.
Although Pointe Coupee Parish has long been recognized as an important area of early
French settlement, time and changing tastes have eroded the parish's collection of significant Creole
houses. The Louisiana Comprehensive Historic Structures Survey has identified 799 50+ year old
buildings in the parish. Of these, 193 are in the Creole style and hence reflect, at least in a general
sense, the French origins of the area. However, most of these buildings are Creole in plan and
configuration only and lack other significant features associated with the style. Of the 193 structures
identified as Creole, only approximately twelve to fifteen retain enough integrity in their stylistic and
construction features to justify their recognition as noteworthy examples of Creole architecture. Of
this small group, approximately half are the two story raised plantation houses which were the
ultimate in Creole architectural development. Wickliffe is one of these.
Street address: 13677 Patin Dyke Rd. (Hwy 415) E of Patin Duke Slough New Roads, LA USA 70760
County / Borough / Parish: Pointe Coupee
Year listed: 1991
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling
Current function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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