Houmas Plantations, The
Subject
Houmas plantation, Burnside, Ascension Parish, sugar plantation.
Date
1890 c.
Mapmaker
unidentified
Publisher
unidentified
Place of Publication
unidentified
Accession Number
1981.107
Condition
Fair. Acidified, browning.
Curatorial Notes
Framed.
Exhibition History
Dec 1982-1984: map exhibition in Presbytere.
Notes
The Houmas plantation Greek Revival mansion was built by John Smith Preston in 1840. Named for the Houmas Indians who occupied this area before European contact, the original land grant was made to the Marquis d'Auconis and Alexandre Latil.
Size
42 1/2 x 63
Storage
c03d06 (framed)