Oaklawn Manor

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Oaklawn Manor
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Nearest city Franklin, Louisiana
Coordinates 29°50′58″N91°28′3″W / 29.84944°N 91.46750°W / 29.84944; -91.46750 Coordinates: 29°50′58″N91°28′3″W / 29.84944°N 91.46750°W / 29.84944; -91.46750
Area 75 acres (30 ha)
Built 1837
Architectural style Greek Colonial
NRHP reference # 73002162 [1]
Added to NRHP March 30, 1973

Oaklawn Manor is a plantation house located on the Bayou Teche in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside of Franklin. The house was built by Alexander Porter about 1837. [2] The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

Plantations in the American South aspect of the history of the American South

Plantations are an important aspect of the history of the American South, particularly the antebellum era. The mild subtropical climate, plentiful rainfall, and fertile soils of the southeastern United States allowed the flourishing of large plantations, where large numbers of workers, usually Africans held captive for slave labor, were required for agricultural production.

Bayou Teche river in the United States of America

The Bayou Teche is a 125-mile-long (201 km) waterway of great cultural significance in south central Louisiana in the United States. Bayou Teche was the Mississippi River's main course when it developed a delta about 2,800 to 4,500 years ago. Through a natural process known as deltaic switching, the river's deposits of silt and sediment cause the Mississippi to change its course every thousand years or so.

St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Parish in the United States

St. Mary Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,650. The parish seat is Franklin. The parish was created in 1811.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Wikimedia list article

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