Privately owned by descendents of the Gosserandīuilt c. Raised plantation home along False River representing the early Creole Greek Revival period.
Italianate and Greek Revival home, built about 1846.īuilt in 1837, possibly designed by James H. There is also a cemetery on the property. Had been Francis Routh's cotton plantation and the land is now part of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The plantation was rebuilt after 1880 by another owner.
Owned and in continuous operation by the original family since 1839.įounded by Henry Watkins Allen and it was burned to the ground by during the American Civil War. Gardens and ruins open daily, March 1 to June 30 & October 1 to December 1.īuilt in 1830 French-Creole Architecture
