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
one block west of U.S. 71/165/167 (MacArthur Drive)
Alexandria, Louisiana

Tel.: (318) 487-5998
Fax: (318) 442 4154
E-mail: kenthous@bellsouth.net

Hours
Open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 to 5:00

Admission
Adults $5.00, Seniors $4.00, Children 6-12 $2.00

Museum URL
http://www.kenthouse.org

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.