Riverlake
Riverlake is a plantation and an antebellum mansion, located on the west bank of the False River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, about 8 miles (13 km) south of New Roads, Louisiana.
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| Nearest city | Oscar, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30.60764°N 91.43528°W |
| Built | c.1820, c.1840-45, c.1890 |
| Architectural style | Creole |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000534[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1983 |
The house is a raised Creole-style plantation house built and modified in c.1820, c.1840-45, and c.1890. The listing included two pigeonniers, believed to date from c.1820.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The plantation is the birthplace of author Ernest Gaines, who played in its slave quarters area while a child.
Two slave cabins survive, out of 30 or more, and are listed on the National Register as Cherie Quarters Cabins.
It is currently owned by the Calliet family.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverlake". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1982
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