Marlsgate Plantation

 house, farm, plantation, Neoclassical (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

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Historic plantation listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1888 (some of the agricultural buildings); 1904 (main plantation house)
Architect: Charles L. Thompson (Little Rock, AR - main house only)
Architectural style: Neoclassical (main house)
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: 975 acres
Also known as: Dortch Plantation; William P. Dortch House
Date added to NRHP: 12/6/1975
Notes: Marlsgate Plantation consists of a grand plantation house, as well as a wide array of agricultural outbuildings, and part of Bearskin Lake, an oxbow lake. The property remains privately owned and occupied by a family, who still actively farm the land. The main house and grounds, however, are open for tours by appointment, as well as for wedding ceremonies.

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