You’ll Want To Visit These 11 Houses In Louisiana For Their Incredible Pasts
When you are looking to get a glimpse into the amazing history of our state, historic homes in Louisiana are a great place to start. There are incredible pasts to dig your teeth into as you admire the gorgeous architecture and unique historical details. Here are the most amazing homes in Louisiana, and they are truly the best historical landmarks in Louisiana.
Home of the oldest state park site in Louisiana, this site commemorates Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s enormously popular epic poem "Evangeline." The poem tells the story of two lovers, Evangeline and Gabriel, and visiting this site gives you a real sense of life for the Acadian and Creole culture native to this region of Louisiana.
A former home of the legendary impressionist painter Edgar Degas, there is now a museum and bed and breakfast here.
Built in 1916, this home was lovingly restored and is now open to historic home tours.
An official site of the Louisiana State Museum, the E.D. White home was built in 1825 with hand hewn cypress. The home was the residence of two major political figures in Louisaina, Edward D. White who was governor from 1835-1839, and his son Edward White, Jr., who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and served as chief justice from 1910-1921.
This unique St. Mary Parish landmark, built in 1851, was a community recreation hall and meeting space for many years. While it went into disrepair for a time, the Grevemberg House Museum is now an excellent place to visit for historic knowledge and artifacts.
Built as a pavilion for the 1884 World’s Fair, this home was meant to showcase oriental design and architecture. It’s now open for tours and other gatherings.
This historic residence in the French Quarter hosts a museum focusing on its past residents including Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard. It is also a popular place to hold weddings.
The south’s largest antebellum mansion, Nottoway Plantation has over 53,000 square feet of extravagant architectural details like hand-carved Italian marble fireplaces and soaring 15.5 foot ceilings. It was completed in 1859.
This home, circa 1800-1830, has been speculated to have been built to resemble traditional African homes. At any rate, it’s has incredibly unique architecture and roof structure.
While the museum hasn’t been able to keep regular hours in recent years, there is still a lot to be gained from visiting this unique home, which was inhabited by legendary Harlem Renaissance poet Arna Bon Temps.
This mansion was built in 1897 by ice manufacturer and beer distributor Lafayette Robert Logan. It is full of beautiful details and now hosts murder mystery nights as well as other events.
Isn’t the history of these historic homes in Louisiana so rich? I think the homes have incredible pasts! Which of these homes have you been to? Which ones are you planning to visit? What did we miss? We love to hear your feedback!
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