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Piazza Cotton Gin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Frogmore Plantation, 11656 US 84, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Ferriday
Nearest city	Ferriday, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°36′21″N 91°40′10″W / 31.60584°N 91.66947°W / 31.60584; -91.66947
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1880
Built by	Gullett Gin Co.; Munger's
Architectural style	Cotton Gin
NRHP reference No.	99000049
Added to NRHP	January 27, 1999

The Piazza Cotton Gin is on the Frogmore Plantation at 11656 U.S. Highway 84, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Ferriday, Louisiana in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The building containing the cotton gin press was built c.1880, while the machinery was added c.1900. The gin itself is a system cotton gin, which was invented by Robert S. Munger. This invention was the second major revolution in cotton processing (after the original gin was invented by Eli Whitney). This example is one of the few (and perhaps the only one) left in existence.

It is a two-story building with ginning/pressing equipment. It was moved to its current location from across the Mississippi River in Rodney, Mississippi in 1997.

The building is estimated to have been started c.1880 based on square nails used in its construction; some of the equipment bears 1883 and 1884 patent dates.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

See also

• Frogmore Plantation
• Frogmore Mound Site, also located in Frogmore Plantation
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Piazza Cotton Gin". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2019. With 14 photos from 1998.

External links

• Official website

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