W of Alexandria on Bayou Rapides at Virginia Ave., Alexandria, Louisiana. County/parish: Rapides.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 05, 1971. NRIS 71000362.
1 contributing building.
Kent Plantation House is the oldest standing structure in Central Louisiana. Listed since 1971 in the National Register of Historic Places, Kent House is located in Alexandria in Rapides Parish. The plantation house is a representation of southern plantation life between 1795 and 1855. The bousillage Creole house and restored period outbuildings are now a showcase for tourists.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73974502