Allendale Plantation

Marker NameAllendale Plantation Marker

Allendale Plantation

Marker Dedicated

September 23rd, 1959

Marker Sponsor

West Baton Rouge Historical Association

Marker Location

The corner U.S.-190 and Allendale Road

Marker Text

Home of second Louisiana Confederate governor Henry Watkins Allen. Purchased from Colonel William Nolan in 1852 for $300,000, which included 125 slaves. House burned by Federal troops during the War.