There is an octagonal pigeonnier near the house. The home was once surrounded by a formal garden, but the garden was destroyed during the Civil War and never rebuilt.
History of the plantation and the Ternant-Parlange familyedit
Vincent de Ternant, known as the Marquis of Dansville-sur-Meuse, received the plantation grounds in a French land grant and developed the 10,000 acres (40 km2) into an active plantation facing False River. When de Ternant's son Claude inherited the plantation, he changed the cash crop from indigo to sugarcane and cotton.
When Claude de Ternant died, his second wife Virginie remarried. (By her first husband, Virginie was the maternal grandmother of Parisian socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, who was the subject of John Singer Sargent's portrait "Madame X".) Virginie's second husband, another Frenchman, was Colonel Charles Parlange, from whom the plantation took its name.
After Virginie Parlange died in 1887, her son and his wife moved to New Orleans. Judge and Mrs. Charles Parlange leased the plantation to tenants for the next twenty years, until their son Walter Parlange returned to Pointe Coupée Parish to take up the life of a plantation farmer.
Today Parlange retains 1500 acres (6 km2), which are still used as a cattle and sugarcane plantation. It is owned and operated by descendants of the original owners. The plantation house remains largely intact and is occasionally available for private tours by appointment only. It is located near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 78.
Popular cultureedit
The Parlange Plantation and the history of Virginie de Ternant was the inspiration for the Bagatelle Plantation and the heroine Virginie Tregan in the novel Louisiane by Maurice Denuzière.[3]
^. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. April 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011.
^Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette: Petit Futé Louisiane
December 15, 2023
parlange, plantation, house, french, plantation, parlange, historic, plantation, house, louisiana, highway, louisiana, highway, pointe, coupee, parish, louisiana, built, 1750, classic, example, large, french, colonial, plantation, house, united, states, exempl. The Parlange Plantation House French Plantation Parlange is a historic plantation house at Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 78 in Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana Built in 1750 it is a classic example of a large French Colonial plantation house in the United States Exemplifying the style of the semi tropical Louisiana river country house the Parlange Plantation home is a two story raised cottage The main floor is set on a brick basement with brick pillars to support the veranda of the second story The raised basement is of brick manufactured by enslaved people on the plantation The walls both inside and out were plastered with a native mixture of mud sand Spanish moss and animal hair bousillage then painted The ground story and second floors contain seven service rooms arranged in a double line The walls and ceiling throughout the house were constructed of close fitting bald cypress planks Parlange Plantation HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkParlange Plantation House 1936 HABS photoShow map of LouisianaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityMix LouisianaCoordinates30 37 49 N 91 29 15 W 30 63036 N 91 48763 W 30 63036 91 48763Builtc 1750Architectural styleFrench ColonialNRHP reference No 70000258 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPApril 15 1970Designated NHLMay 30 1974 2 There is an octagonal pigeonnier near the house The home was once surrounded by a formal garden but the garden was destroyed during the Civil War and never rebuilt Contents 1 History of the plantation and the Ternant Parlange family 2 Popular culture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory of the plantation and the Ternant Parlange family editVincent de Ternant known as the Marquis of Dansville sur Meuse received the plantation grounds in a French land grant and developed the 10 000 acres 40 km2 into an active plantation facing False River When de Ternant s son Claude inherited the plantation he changed the cash crop from indigo to sugarcane and cotton When Claude de Ternant died his second wife Virginie remarried By her first husband Virginie was the maternal grandmother of Parisian socialite Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau who was the subject of John Singer Sargent s portrait Madame X Virginie s second husband another Frenchman was Colonel Charles Parlange from whom the plantation took its name During the American Civil War Parlange alternatively served as Union headquarters for General Nathaniel Banks and Confederate headquarters for General Richard Taylor Colonel and Mrs Parlange had one son also named Charles who survived the Civil War to begin a distinguished career as a State Senator United States District Attorney Lieutenant Governor federal judge and finally justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court After Virginie Parlange died in 1887 her son and his wife moved to New Orleans Judge and Mrs Charles Parlange leased the plantation to tenants for the next twenty years until their son Walter Parlange returned to Pointe Coupee Parish to take up the life of a plantation farmer Today Parlange retains 1500 acres 6 km2 which are still used as a cattle and sugarcane plantation It is owned and operated by descendants of the original owners The plantation house remains largely intact and is occasionally available for private tours by appointment only It is located near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 78 Popular culture editThe Parlange Plantation and the history of Virginie de Ternant was the inspiration for the Bagatelle Plantation and the heroine Virginie Tregan in the novel Louisiane by Maurice Denuziere 3 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana National Register of Historic Places listings in Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana List of the oldest buildings in LouisianaReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parlange Plantation nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Parlange Plantation House National Park Service National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Parlange Plantation House National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service April 12 2015 Archived from the original on March 8 2011 Dominique Auzias Jean Paul Labourdette Petit Fute Louisiane Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parlange Plantation House amp oldid 1189142111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
