Kent
Plantation House
Alexandria, Louisiana,
U.S.A
Historic
House Plantation Museum - Louisiana History |
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Kent
Plantation House is the oldest standing structure in central
Louisiana. It was completed in 1800. Kent House took its
place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
With its gardens and slave cabins, plantation kitchen and
barn, among other dependencies, the site depicts the history
of central Louisiana from 1795 through 1855.
Location
3601 Bayou Rapides Road
Alexandria, Louisiana
one block west of U.S. 71/165/167 (MacArthur Drive)
Tel.: 318.487.5998 | Fax: 318.442.4154
E-mail: admin@kenthouse.org
Hours
Open
Monday through Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm
Admission
Adults
$6.00, Seniors $5.00, Military AAA Members: $5.00, Children
6-12 $2.00
For
additional information, visit the Kent Plantation House
official web site:
www.kenthouse.org
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About
the Plantation
Kent Plantation House is the oldest standing structure
in central Louisiana. Completed in 1800, it was constructed of hand-hewn
cypress, handmade brick, and bousillage, the mixture of clay
and Spanish moss that packs the timbered walls. The raised Creole
building’s second owners added its distinctive flanking pavilions
in the 1840s. The house survived not only the Civil War, but a 1963
demolition plan, when citizens raised funds to move the house a
few blocks from its original location.
Fully
restored and furnished with Federal, Sheraton, and Empire pieces,
as well as the work of early Louisiana cabinetmakers, Kent House
took its place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
With its gardens and slave cabins, plantation kitchen and barn,
among other dependencies, the site depicts the history of central
Louisiana from 1795 through 1855. |
