St. Joseph Plantation is still a family owned and fully working sugar cane plantation. Although the Manor Home is not currently being lived, several of the descendants live in the houses behind the main building.
The kitchen outbuilding, to the right, was in process of some renovations
Most of the furnishings inside are from the Waguespack and Simon families and date to the 1830's
St. Joseph
When the home was built, the Mississippi River would have been visible where the levee is now. There was an immense flood in 1929 and the Army Corps of Engineers erected the levee system.
Many of the Anglo Plantations are built symmetrically to allow maximum air flow and breezes to cool the home. You can stand in one spot and see across to the other side of the house and through 4 rooms.
Each room had two French Doors leading to the front porch
Porta Potty :)
On the Front Porch you would have had the view of the Mississippi River.
The Entry Hallway Door in the center and each room had two french doors
Mourning Attire
Two of the descendants who lived in the home until their recent deaths
Current descendants, both in their 90's, live in those private homes behind the big house
The plantation is still producing sugar cane and the slave quarters were in continued use by farm workers until the 1970's. Recent renovations have put the slave quarters back to their original context.
The school house which is located in front of the kitchen
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