Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana)
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Magnolia | |
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| Nearest city | Schriever, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°42′53″N 90°49′8″W / 29.71472°N 90.81889°WCoordinates: 29°42′53″N 90°49′8″W / 29.71472°N 90.81889°W |
| Area | 66 acres (27 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 83000548[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1983 |
Magnolia Plantation, built in 1858, is a private residence located on Louisiana Highway 311, west of New Orleans and three miles south of Schriever, Louisiana. The plantation was built to cultivate sugar cane, which was a critical part of Terrebonne Parish's antebellum economy. The plantation house is one of six surviving Greek Revival plantation houses in the parish.[2] A portion of the film 12 Years a Slave was filmed at the plantation.[3]
The plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] According to the List of plantations in Louisiana, Magnolia was given National Historic Landmark status on January 3, 1998.
Further reading
- Menn, Joseph K. The Large Slaveholders of Louisiana – 1860. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 1964.
- Stahls, Paul F., Jr. Plantation Homes of the Lafourche Country. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 1976.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Magnolia Plantation House" (PDF). Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ↑ Scott, Mike. "Following in the real footsteps of "12 Years a Slave" figure Solomon Northrup: Mike's Movie Mailbag". journalist. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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