Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana)
The Hermitage | |
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| Location | At the end of a dirt road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Darrow and 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of River Road |
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| Nearest city | Darrow, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30°07′00″N 90°57′43″W / 30.1168°N 90.9619°WCoordinates: 30°07′00″N 90°57′43″W / 30.1168°N 90.9619°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1812 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000859[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
L'Hermitage is a Greek Revival plantation home. Marius Pons Bringier commissioned the home to be built in Burnside, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, as a wedding gift for his son, Michel Douradou Bringier (1789–1847), in 1812.[2]
Michel Bringier served at the Battle of New Orleans (1814-15) during the War of 1812. L'Hermitage was named after General Andrew Jackson's home in Nashville, Tennessee. General and Mrs. Jackson visited here in the 1820s.[3][2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Judice - owners (November 3, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: The Hermitage". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With six photos from 1973.
- ^ StoppingPoints.com. "L'Hermitage Historical Marker".
External links[]
- "Hermitage Plantation" Official web page
- Michel Douradou Bringier on Find a Grave
Categories:
- Houses completed in 1812
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Houses in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Ascension Parish, Louisiana