Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation

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Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation
Beau Fort, 4055 State Highway 494, Natchez (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana).jpg
Location4055 State Highway 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°40′11″N93°00′40″W / 31.66966°N 93.01114°W / 31.66966; -93.01114
Builtc.1820
Architectural styleCreole, Greek Revival, French Colonial
NRHP reference No. 76000966
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1976 [1]

Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation, also known as Narcisse Prud'homme Plantation, Beau Fort Plantation, and St. Charles Plantation, is a historic planation house and a former plantation, located in the unincorporated community of Bermuda, Louisiana near the village of Natchez. [2] It is one of the oldest plantations in the Cane River National Heritage Area. [3] [4]

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It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 13, 1976, for its architectural significance. [5]

History

The first known owner of the plantation is Louis Barthelemy Rachal, and the plantation house is thought to have been built sometime between 1790 and 1821. [3] The name "Beau Fort" is derived from an oral history about the land the plantation occupies once being the site of an early French fort. [3]

The second owner of the plantation house was Louis Narcisse Prud'homme (1788–1844) and his wife Marie Theresa Elizabeth (née Métoyer). [5] [3] Prud'homme's father owned the Oakland Plantation and were the first to grow cotton in the area. [6] Prud'homme's daughter Marie Clarisse Prud'homme (1817–1908) was married to Charles Emile Sompayrac (1813–1878) and they owned the Cherokee Plantation. [6]

Architecture

The architecture of the Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation house is Creole influenced, but it is not designed as a typical Creole cabin. [2] [7] The original rooms have 12 foot tall ceilings with Greek Revival molding. [2] The house also has French Colonial architectural features such as a bousillage walls, a gable roof, french doors, a front gallery space, the floor plan layout, and interior chimneys. [2] The framing of the house is made with cypress wood. [2]

The plantation house was nicknamed "Luclora". [8] Remodels to the house occurred in 1937 with exterior changes; and in 1949 with a wing of the house added. [9]

Located nearby is Oaklawn Plantation, Cherokee Plantation, and Cedar Bend Plantation. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. July 13, 1976. Retrieved June 24, 2021. (with 5 accompanying photos)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Narcisse Prudhomme (Beau Fort) Plantation". Cane River National Heritage Area. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Plantation Location". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1997. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
  6. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cherokee Plantation". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. August 14, 1973. Retrieved June 24, 2021. (with 14 accompanying photos)
  7. ↑ Butler, Anne (April 2, 2009). The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana. Pelican Publishing. p. 81. ISBN   978-1-58980-709-9.
  8. ↑ Bizier, Richard (February 28, 1998). Louisiana. Pelican Publishing. p. 347. ISBN   978-1-56554-350-8.
  9. ↑ The National Register of Historic Places. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 205.
  10. ↑ "Natchitoches' Tricentenniel". Acadiana Profile. November 3, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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