Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana)

Coordinates: 29°42′53″N 90°49′8″W / 29.71472°N 90.81889°W / 29.71472; -90.81889
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Magnolia
Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana)
Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana) is located in the United States
Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana)
Nearest citySchriever, Louisiana
Coordinates29°42′53″N 90°49′8″W / 29.71472°N 90.81889°W / 29.71472; -90.81889
Area66 acres (27 ha)
Built1855
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.83000548[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1983

Magnolia Plantation, built in 1858, is a private residence located on

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] On April 15, 2016, a paranormal investigation aired on the Travel Channel on the show Ghost Brothers
featuring the Magnolia Plantation.

The plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Magnolia Plantation House" (PDF). Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.