Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)

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Oaklawn Plantation
Oaklawn Plantation house.jpg
Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)
LocationNatchitoches, Louisiana
Coordinates31°40′11″N 93°0′42″W / 31.66972°N 93.01167°W / 31.66972; -93.01167Coordinates: 31°40′11″N 93°0′42″W / 31.66972°N 93.01167°W / 31.66972; -93.01167
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
Architectural styleFrench Colonial
NRHP reference No.79001072[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1979

The Oaklawn Plantation is a historic plantation house in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It is located on the Louisiana Highway 494 East of Natchitoches in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.[2][3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1979.[4]

History[]

The mansion was built in 1830 for , who held as many as 104 enslaved people on the property.[4] After his death in 1859, the plantation was inherited by his son, .[4] Although the plantation survived the Civil War of 1861-1865 intact,[4] after Achille's death, the land was divided into parcels by his heirs and sold off.[4] In 1916, Charles Edgar Cloutier, the husband of Adeline Prudhomme, a great-grandniece of Narcisse Prudhomme, purchased the property.[4]

It is now owned by filmwriter Robert Harling, author of the play, later a film, Steel Magnolias (dir. Herbert Ross, 1989).[4][5]

Architecture[]

The house has three stories, fourteen chimneys and a large gallery.[5] It is an example of French creole architecture.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Library of Congress
  3. ^ National Register of Historic Places: LOUISIANA - Natchitoches County
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h National Park Service: Oaklawn Plantation
  5. ^ a b Natchitoches, Arcadia Publishing, 2003, p. 44


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