Magnolia Plantation (Schriever, Louisiana)

Magnolia
Nearest city Schriever, Louisiana
Coordinates 29°42′53″N 90°49′8″W / 29.71472°N 90.81889°W / 29.71472; -90.81889Coordinates: 29°42′53″N 90°49′8″W / 29.71472°N 90.81889°W / 29.71472; -90.81889
Area 66 acres (27 ha)
Built 1855 (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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.
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