1. Cottage Plantation By: Abby Winslow

2. Cottage plantation Located in St. Francsville, Louisiana The land was secured by John Allen and Patrick Holland with a land grant from the Spanish in 1795 The main house has a series of buildings joined togther.

3. Cottage plantation Made up of two buildings that form an “L” shape ▫The original house (the foot of the “L”) is 42ft in length  Extended in the 1800’s to 85ft in length  The extension was made so it copied the original architecture of the building ▫The last section was the “great wing” (the side of the “L”) was 65ft long

4. Cottage Plantation This plantation had many other parts with it. ▫School house- was 14ft. by 26ft; width-8ft. As a 6ft. Gallery on the north side, two rooms one school room, one bedroom for the tutor ▫Milk house- 12ft 3in., square. where the dairy products were made (milk, butter, cream, ect.) ▫Kitchen-30 ft. 3 in x 18 ft. 6 in. two rooms one kitchen and one laundry ▫Greenhouses- (2) 12 ft. 8 in. wide and 20 ft. in length. Made of brick ▫Cistern Sheds-(2) 10 ft square. Held up by post in the corners ▫Carriage Barn- 20 ft. 4 in. wide, 30 ft. long. Overhanging shed on the east side ▫Horse Barn-2 ft. 6 in. wide, 32 ft. 6 in. long. Overhanging sheds on east and west sides ▫Slave Cabins-(3), 32 ft. two rooms, fireplace in each

5. Continued ▫Also had a cemetery-40 ft. x 55 ft. walled ▫Smoke House-15 ft. 3 in. wide by 15 ft. ▫Utility House-20 ft. 3 inches square. Had 4 rooms, tack room, a room where they stored dishes, a room where they stored lumber, and a room for traveling equiptment

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8. Cottage Plantation A lot of the work done was all by hand ▫All that pillars and furniture was all done by hand In every room there is something hand crafted; fireplace mantel, and things like that

9. Cottage Plantation In the main building there is a huge gallery that is composed of many buildings put together Has original structure from the Spanish Colonial Era This part was done during 1795 - 1859

10. Significant Facts This plantation still as almost all of its original buildings The main house (or the School House) was at one time a law office for the Judge Also is a complete working plantation just like it was in the early 1800’s

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