Greenwood Plantation
121 Miles from the Hotel Monteleone 
6838 Highland Road
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Phone (225) 655-4475
Toll Free (800) 259-4475
Fax (225) 655-3292
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Hours of Operation:
March 1 – October 31 (Memorial Day – Labor Day)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
November 1 – February 28 (Labor Day – Memorial Day)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Directions:
Head southwest on Royal St toward Iberville St | Continue onto St Charles Ave | Turn right at Poydras St | Merge onto I-10 W via the ramp on the left to Baton Rouge | Slight right at I-110 N (signs for Downtown/Metro Airport) | Take exit 8C to merge onto US-61 N toward Natchez | Turn left at LA-66/Tunica Trce | Turn left at Cr-157/Highland Rd
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Parking:
On site
The Greenwood Plantation is the largest plantation house in the Felicianas. It was built in 1830 by William Ruffin Barrow who’s family may have built more large plantations in Louisiana than any other single family.
The plantation is known for its amazing Doric columns that surround the outside of the home. The columns are supporting a large roof entablature unusually decorated with triglyphs and other designs. Before the Civil War Barrow was advised to sell the house which he did to the Reed family for a great loss. During the Civil War the Federal troops took over the land and destroyed everything outside of the home. They used the home as a hospital. The Reed family was able to keep the property after the war. They sold Greenwood in 1906 to the Percy’s who restored the Plantation and opened its doors to the public.
In 1960 lightening struck the house and started a fire that burned the home to the ground. The only thing standing was the twenty-eight Doric columns. It wasn’t until 1968 when Walton Barnes purchased the ruin that the 300 acres of the Plantation were slowly put back together and open to the public again.
In front of the house is a pond that was dug for the use of the clay to build the amazing columns. The inside of the home is decorated in the original style from the 1830′s. The home has been used in several movies. The most famous movie was the notable “North and South,” a television miniseries about a family during the Civil War.
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July 10th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
[...] is open to the public daily for tours. For more information on the Greenwood Plantation view the Hotel Monteleone listing. [...]