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Surrounded by many aged live oaks, the plantation house has retained its Creole plan and character for over 200 years. It is constructed of cypress beams with bousillage-entre-poteau and the original cypress flooring. The furnishings illustrate how a French Creole plantation house would have been decorated in the early 19th century.
The Magnolia Mound Plantation House is a French Creole house constructed in 1791 near the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Many period documents refer to the plantation as Mount Magnolia.
Magnolia Mound, a nationally accredited museum and historic site, sits on sixteen acres shaded with ancient live oaks and magnolias. Built circa 1790 by John Joyce, who purchased the property from James Hillin, it is the oldest documented structure in Baton Rouge.
A 1792 French Creole plantation house authentically restored with outbuildings and gardens covering 15 acres. This landmark is a unique southern Louisiana landmark because of its age, quality of restoration, and outstanding collections.
On a high ridge along the Mississippi River sits Magnolia Mound Plantation, one of the few surviving French plantation houses in the Baton Rouge region. Originally a four-room cottage, it was built in the 1790s by John Joyce, an Irish immigrant who had purchased the property from James Hillin.
Magnolia Mound Plantation. 165 reviews. #12 of 137 things to do in Baton Rouge. Historic Sites. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Write a review. About. Dating back to the late 18th century, this historic home is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Louisiana.
Open to the public in 1975, the Magnolia Mound Plantation complex has grown from the Historic House on five acres to nine buildings situated on 16 acres of the original plantation. Tours and educational activities highlight the Creole heritage of Louisiana's early Plantation Period.
Magnolia Mound Plantation House is located at 2161 Nicholson Dr. approximately one mile south from downtown Baton Rouge. It is open from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Tuesday-Saturday, and 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Sunday; there is a fee for admission. Please call 225-343-4955 for further information.
Built in the late 1790s on a ridge overlooking the Mississippi River, the original four-room plantation house is significant for its early cypress and bousillage construction. Circa 1815-1820, Magnolia Mound was enlarged and embellished in the Classical style.
The Collection. THE HISTORIC HOUSE COLLECTION. The Friends of Magnolia Mound with the expertise of Curator H. Parrott Bacot assembled the collection of furniture and artifacts to represent the life of the early 19th century French and Creole family: the Duplantiers.
