LaBranche Plantation Dependency
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| Location | River Rd. (LA 48), St. Rose, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°57′00″N 90°18′58″W / 29.95000°N 90.31611°WCoordinates: 29°57′00″N 90°18′58″W / 29.95000°N 90.31611°W |
| Built | 1792 |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 84000145 |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1984 |
The LaBranche Plantation Dependency House is located in St. Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. From many accounts, LaBranche Plantation in St. Rose, Louisiana, was one of the grandest on the German Coast until it was destroyed during the Civil War. All that remained was the Dependency House, also called a garconniere (French for bachelor quarters).
History
The Zweig family, of Germany, built the plantation in 1792. Because of the effects of the Civil War, Reconstruction and the division of the property among heirs, there is little left to indicate a grand plantation stood on the grounds except for a roadway lined with oak trees. Olidé and Marie Perilloux Cambre purchased the Dependency House and property in 1902.[1]
Modern day
The site where the main house once stood is on private land and is not accessible to the public. The site of the Dependency House is on land currently owned by the Lentini family of Kenner, Louisiana. The Lentini's purchased and restored the dependency house in 1983. On October 18, 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places due to its exquisite Federal woodwork and rarity as a dependency.[2]
The property also has a preserved slave quarters building, which has been restored, to show the living conditions of a slave family (or families). Preserved slave quarters are rare since most plantations were purchased by oil refineries or industrial plants and the slave quarters were usually torn down. Also located on the site is the actual bathtub of Zachery Taylor, the 12th President of the United States (1849–1850).[3]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisiana
References
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