~ Click on Images to Enlarge ~ According to documentation in the Library of Louisiana, this property was initially granted by the Spanish authorities to Baptiste Boutte. Over time, the land changed hands until it was purchased by Washington Jackson and Donelson Caffrey in 1814, both of whom were related to General and Mrs. Andrew…
Le Petit Versailles Plantation
~ Click on Images to Enlarge ~ Francois Gabriel ‘Valcour’ Aime built this plantation in 1799. What made this property unique was the 12 acres of English Gardens that was created by an European landscape architect. His wealth grew into the millions, and he was labeled ‘Louis XIV of Louisiana.’ This plantation was once considered…
Afton Villa Plantation
~ Click on Images to Enlarge ~ The original owner, John Crocker, built an eight-room house on 15,000 acres of land in 1790. David Barrow and his first wife Sarah were given this house and land as a marriage gift from his from father Bartholomew Barrow in the 1820s. After Sarah Barrow died in 1846,…
Winsor Ruins Plantation
~ Click on Images to Enlarge ~ Smith C. Daniell, II, a wealthy cotton planter, owned over 21,000 acres of plantation land in Mississippi and Louisiana. Daniell also owned Tensas Plantation by the town of St. Joe, Louisiana that “was just across the river in a straight line from Windsor.” [1] Mr. Daniell’s listed his…