Antebellum Homes New Orleans La Tour. Founded as the city of lafayette (a suburb of new orleans) in the 1830s and annexed into the city proper in 1853, this area was the home to the wealthiest of the newly arriving americans. Louisiana�s most glorious antebellum mansions. These homes were the domestic centers of. A tour through louisiana can also be a trip back in time, to the antebellum days.
Yes, they have some roots in a dark chapter of our past, but they have existed another 150 years beyond those painful days, well after the economic system that built them had collapsed. Antebellum plantations in new orleans offer window into the past. We will visit two magnificent plantations during our tour. Dine, take a tour or stay overnight at one of these historic plantations. No visit to new orleans, baton rouge, or lafayette in south louisiana would be complete without exploring the new orleans plantations, some of america�s most interesting, and tragic, history. These homes were the domestic centers of.
Louisiana�s historic homes offer a look at the past and a crucial period in the history of the united states.
One of the most visited antebellum homes near new orleans is houmas house, ranked the no. Founded as the city of lafayette (a suburb of new orleans) in the 1830s and annexed into the city proper in 1853, this area was the home to the wealthiest of the newly arriving americans. This trip back in time will take us to 21 of louisiana’s antebellum and/or plantation homes, listed as completed, with the oldest first. Located as close as an hour outside of new orleans, you can tour these stately mansions and hear stories from all perspectives, from the famous local families that built and owned them to the views of the slaves who worked there. Hotel stay in new orleans, la enjoy your complimentary stay at the intercontinental new orleans. Tour these sites and their manicured gardens along the great river road, and across south and central.