Ducros Plantation | |
![]() The east facade, seen from Old Schriever Hwy | |
Nearest city | Schriever, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 29°45′15″N 90°49′5″W / 29.75417°N 90.81806°W |
Built | 1859-1860 [2] |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 85002759 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1985 |
The Ducros Plantation (a.k.a. Old Jackson Plantation or Polmer Plantation) is a Southern plantation located in Schriever, Louisiana.
The plantation is located in Schriever, Terrebone Parish, Louisiana. [3] It is two miles and a half away from Thibodaux. [4]
The land was granted by Spain to Thomas Villanueva Barroso [5] who, 10 years later, sold it to Pierre Denis de La Ronde whose son-in-law, Adolphe Ducros, developed it into the Ducros Plantation. [6] [7] In 1845, Ducros sold it to Colonel Van Perkins Winder. [5] [8] Winder expanded the acreage by purchasing adjacent land formerly owned by Thomas Butler and smaller farms. [4]
The mansion was built by Winder's widow, Martha Grundy, who was Felix Grundy's daughter, shortly after her husband's death. [2] [7] Construction began in 1859 and was completed in 1860. [4] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [3] Martha hired a Louisiana architect named Evens and told him to model the mansion on The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's plantation home in Nashville, Tennessee. [4] Indeed, she had grown up in Nashville. [4]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the mansion was saved from a fire by Union General Godfrey Weitzel. [4] However, the outbuildings burned down. [4] Meanwhile, the fields were used as a camping ground by the Confederate States Army and the Unionists. [4] The Texas Rangers hoisted Bonnie Blue Flag, a flag of the Confederate States of America, on top of the house. [4]
In 1872, the plantation was purchased by two brothers, R.S. Woods and R.C. Woods, who were married to two sisters, Maggie Pugh and Fannie Pugh. [4] It became known as the Old Jackson Plantation. [9] It is two-story high, with a white facade. [2]
It was purchased by Samuel and Leon Polmer in 1909. [10] It was later inherited by Leon Polmer's sons, Irvin and Marvin. [10] In 1974, it was inherited by J.L. Fischman of New Orleans. [11]
The plantation is now owned by the Bourgeois family. [11] It was featured on If These Walls Could Talk, a television program on HGTV, in 2002. [11] Old wood with inscriptions about the secession of South Carolina and the presidential run of Stephen A. Douglas in 1860 have been found on the property. [11]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1985. [3]
Ducros Plantation | |
![]() The east facade, seen from Old Schriever Hwy | |
Nearest city | Schriever, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 29°45′15″N 90°49′5″W / 29.75417°N 90.81806°W |
Built | 1859-1860 [2] |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 85002759 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1985 |
The Ducros Plantation (a.k.a. Old Jackson Plantation or Polmer Plantation) is a Southern plantation located in Schriever, Louisiana.
The plantation is located in Schriever, Terrebone Parish, Louisiana. [3] It is two miles and a half away from Thibodaux. [4]
The land was granted by Spain to Thomas Villanueva Barroso [5] who, 10 years later, sold it to Pierre Denis de La Ronde whose son-in-law, Adolphe Ducros, developed it into the Ducros Plantation. [6] [7] In 1845, Ducros sold it to Colonel Van Perkins Winder. [5] [8] Winder expanded the acreage by purchasing adjacent land formerly owned by Thomas Butler and smaller farms. [4]
The mansion was built by Winder's widow, Martha Grundy, who was Felix Grundy's daughter, shortly after her husband's death. [2] [7] Construction began in 1859 and was completed in 1860. [4] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [3] Martha hired a Louisiana architect named Evens and told him to model the mansion on The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's plantation home in Nashville, Tennessee. [4] Indeed, she had grown up in Nashville. [4]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the mansion was saved from a fire by Union General Godfrey Weitzel. [4] However, the outbuildings burned down. [4] Meanwhile, the fields were used as a camping ground by the Confederate States Army and the Unionists. [4] The Texas Rangers hoisted Bonnie Blue Flag, a flag of the Confederate States of America, on top of the house. [4]
In 1872, the plantation was purchased by two brothers, R.S. Woods and R.C. Woods, who were married to two sisters, Maggie Pugh and Fannie Pugh. [4] It became known as the Old Jackson Plantation. [9] It is two-story high, with a white facade. [2]
It was purchased by Samuel and Leon Polmer in 1909. [10] It was later inherited by Leon Polmer's sons, Irvin and Marvin. [10] In 1974, it was inherited by J.L. Fischman of New Orleans. [11]
The plantation is now owned by the Bourgeois family. [11] It was featured on If These Walls Could Talk, a television program on HGTV, in 2002. [11] Old wood with inscriptions about the secession of South Carolina and the presidential run of Stephen A. Douglas in 1860 have been found on the property. [11]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1985. [3]