Magnolia Plantation
Historic house in Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
Magnolia Plantation is a former cotton plantation in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001, significant as one of the most intact 19th-century plantation complexes in the nation, as it is complete with a suite of slave cabins and numerous outbuildings and period technology. Included in the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Magnolia Plantation is also a destination on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. It is one of two plantations in the park; the other is Oakland Plantation.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 5487 LA HWY 119, Derry vicinity, LA |
| Parish | Natchitoches Parish |
| Listed | Mar 7, 1979 |
| Listed for | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Reference number | 79001071 |
| Type of place | plantation |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 13 buildings, 3 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 5487 LA HWY 119, Derry, LA |
| Coordinates | 31.5525° N, 92.9428° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cane River Creole National Historical Park · 8 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Corral Ohv Camp 2 miles · Cane 11 miles · Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area 12 miles |
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Drawings & photographs
Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 6 records ↗
Map
Nearby in Natchitoches Parish
Public land around it
| Red River National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 2 miles away19,014 acres |
| Kisatchie Hills Wilderness ↗Wilderness, U.S. Forest Service | About 3 miles away8,701 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Natchitoches Parish
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Guidebooks to historic places in Louisiana
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Magnolia Plantation listed on the National Register?
Mar 7, 1979. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Magnolia Plantation?
5487 LA HWY 119, Derry vicinity, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The nearest national park unit is Cane River Creole National Historical Park, 8 miles away.
What does the Magnolia Plantation listing include?
The listing counts 16 contributing resources. Those are 13 buildings and 3 structures. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Are there historic photographs or drawings of Magnolia Plantation?
Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.
Source: Library of Congress
Where is the nomination form for Magnolia Plantation?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Magnolia Plantation?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Corral Ohv Camp, 2 miles away. Cane is 11 miles away, and Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area is 12 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Magnolia Plantation?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 79001071. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.