Oakland Plantation, Tenant House
Historic house in Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Oakland Plantation, originally known as the Jean Pierre Emmanuel Prud'homme Plantation, and also known as Bermuda, is a historic plantation in an unincorporated area of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Founded as a forced-labor farm worked by enslaved Black people for White owners, it is one of the nation's best and most intact examples of a French Creole cotton plantation complex. The Oakland Plantation is now owned by the National Park Service as part of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 4386 LA HWY 494, Natchez vicinity, LA |
| Parish | Natchitoches Parish |
| Listed | Aug 29, 1979 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Social history |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Also known as | Oakland; Atahoe |
| Reference number | 79001073 |
| Type of place | plantation |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 20 buildings, 4 structures, 1 site |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 4386 LA HWY 494, Natchez, LA |
| Coordinates | 31.6642° N, 93.0031° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cane River Creole National Historical Park · 1 mile · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Corral Ohv Camp 11 miles · Cane 14 miles · Lotus Ohv Camp 14 miles |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Natchitoches Parish
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Public land around it
| Red River National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 5 miles away19,014 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
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Oakland Plantation, Tenant House listed on the National Register?
Aug 29, 1979. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Oakland Plantation, Tenant House?
Yes. Oakland Plantation, Tenant House is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Oakland Plantation, Tenant House?
4386 LA HWY 494, Natchez vicinity, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The nearest national park unit is Cane River Creole National Historical Park, 1 mile away.
What does the Oakland Plantation, Tenant House listing include?
The listing counts 25 contributing resources. Those are 20 buildings, 4 structures, and 1 site. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Oakland Plantation, Tenant House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Oakland Plantation, Tenant House?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Corral Ohv Camp, 11 miles away. Cane is 14 miles away, and Lotus Ohv Camp is 14 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Oakland Plantation, Tenant House?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE 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 79001073. 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.