Slave Plantation Houses In Louisiana

Early examples often had chimneys made of clay and sticks.

Slave plantation houses in louisiana. In general, a slave plantation was an agricultural and livestock estate that was large enough to contain the house of the master or slave owner and the residences of the slaves. Captioned negro quarters, shows line of slave cabins. Seen here is a vintage matchbook cover of elmwood plantation, located in jefferson parish at 5400 river road.

As well as original slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen, and a 1790 owner’s. Or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. You’ll want to visit these 11 houses in louisiana for their incredible pasts.

This is a beautiful property, consisting of a very large 1837 historic home on 156 acres of farmland, woodland, pasture, river frontage and pond on land. Great tour and piece of louisiana history. Originally built in 1822, it burned in 1978.

Frogmore cotton plantation, ferriday, la. One lady took us through the inside of the plantation home and another did the grounds and outer buildings. About this 1837 abandoned plantation on 156 acres in magnolia north carolina.

Louisiana's river road parallels the east and west banks of the mississippi river for about 70 miles (about 100 miles of actual road) through the louisiana parishes of st. Slave house with a sugar kettle in the foreground at woodland plantation in west pointe a la hache, louisiana. This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the u.s.

View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. Magnolia plantation, further north in derry, louisiana, was also used in 12 years a slave. Slave houses were often one of the most basic construction.