Dixie Plantation House | |
Location | 11076
Highway 182 Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
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Coordinates | 29°46′30″N 91°29′19″W / 29.77500°N 91.48861°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | c. 1835 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Central-Passage |
NRHP reference No. | 87000851 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 29, 1987 [2] |
The Dixie Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.
The two-story mansion was built for Hilarie Carlin circa 1835. [3] It was acquired by Richard A. Wilkins in 1846. [3] Wilkins's sister, Sally, married George Pickett in this house in 1851; he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. [3]
In 1883, it was purchased by Murphy J. Foster, who served as the 31st Governor of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900 and focused on voter disenfranchisement. [3] [4] The house was inherited by the his granddaughter, Mrs Langfitt Bowditch Wilby. [3]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1987. [2]