Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)
Oaklawn Plantation | |
| Location | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°41′41″N 93°01′53″W / 31.69473°N 93.03151°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architectural style | French Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001072[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1979 |
The Oaklawn Plantation is a historic cotton plantation house near Natchez, Louisiana. It is located on Louisiana Highway 494 southeast 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 Narcisse Prudhomme, who held as many as 104 enslaved people on the property.[4] After his death in 1859, the plantation was inherited by his son, Achille Prudhomme.[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
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ National Register of Historic Places: LOUISIANA – Natchitoches County
- ^ a b c d e f g h National Park Service: Oaklawn Plantation
- ^ a b Natchitoches, Arcadia Publishing, 2003, p. 44