Plantation homes in the south have always held a special interest for me. This “Photograph of the Week,” I captured while taking photos along the Mississippi last year just before the oil spill at Venice, LA.
This is actually the back side of the Nottoway Plantation House, located at White Castle, LA between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, just a few hundred feet from a huge dike that holds back the flood waters of the Mississippi River.
This home was completed in 1859 for the John Hampton Randolph family. It contains 53,000 square feet and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The curving arch of the magnificent oak tree nicely frames the old plantation home in this scene.. A dramatic, multi-million-dollar renovation has restored this historic plantation to her days of glory as well as adding luxury resort amenities and corporate and social event venues.
The front of the home is very nice too, but not as photographic as this side. My creative blog has more scenes of this beautiful home.
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Frank Brueske
Award winning photographer, Franklin (Frank) Brueske, is originally from Southeastern Minnesota. He became interested in photography while in elementary school and purchased his first camera from a rural community drug store when he was is the sixth grade. It took 127 film, was fixed focus, but had sun and cloud adjustments. He still has that camera today. More about Frank
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neat and crisp as usual