What Plantation?

This is a bit frustrating. I am familiar with the names of plantations, but I don’t really know the exact area they stood in. I can tell you exactly where Limerick Plantation stood (on the site of Sherrouse House), but some of the others in that same area, nope. That is frustrating at the moment, due to the following article I found in the Monroe Morning World, July 23, 1933, page 14:

OLD LANDMARK IS RAZED IN MONROE

Ancient Home Is Demolished to Make Way for New Dwelling

One of the old landmarks of the city is now razed in order to make room for the handsome modern new home of W.B. Inabet (sic Inabnet), on DeSiard road, nearly opposite the property of the Louisiana Baptist Children’s home.

The house, a six-room frame structure, was erected possibly as long ago as 50 years. It stood on the property at one time owned by Robert Breard, Sr., and later was acquired by the late John P. Parker. In later years, Peyton Parker resided in this house and later still it was the homoe of Jim Standley.

Mr. Inabet has acquired three acres, which include a building site with pecan trees that are estimated to be possibly 100 years of age.

In this setting, an attractive residence is already under construction. Its cost will be approximately $10,000, but the sum will represent what formerly would have cost fully $17,000, it was stated. Low building cost now permits construction at a price level that would have been impossible formerly, it was pointed out.

The property extends back to the bayou, where marble steps, which have been there for a long period of time mark remains of what was an elaborate waterfront development in ante-bellum days.

Some of the building material of the house razed will be used in the construction of the new home.

I have written about John P. Parker before. He owned Bon Air, the Kansas, Ingleside, Baker and Mason plantations in that area, but I don’t know which one that particular house was. If I had to guess, it was the Kansas plantation, since Kansas lane is nearby. That is only a guess. I need a map of all these places!

The second Parker mentioned as a past owner, was John Peyton, Jr., called Jack. He was a past Sheriff of Ouachita Parish who was shot and killed by a friend after a drunken argument in 1923. The Jim Standley also served in Law Enforcement! Now that I think about it, this might be Bon Air Plantation. Jim Standley owned it at one time.

The house that was built on the site is directly across the street from the entrance to the Baptist Children’s home. (I found a city Directory with Inabnet’s name and exact DeSiard St. address in it) It is the one with the dog statues. I attended an estate sale last year there, never knowing about it’s history.