Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)

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]

For other uses, see Oaklawn Plantation (disambiguation).

Oaklawn Plantation
Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)
Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana) is located in the United States
Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)
LocationNatchitoches, Louisiana
Coordinates31°40′11″N 93°0′42″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
Architectural styleFrench Colonial
NRHP reference No.79001072[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1979

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
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  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. National Park Service: Oaklawn Plantation
  5. Natchitoches, Arcadia Publishing, 2003, p. 44


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