Today we drove up the river to view plantations. This was our first tour----Nottoway built by John Randolph and completed in 1859. It is the largest antebellum mansion left in the South with 64 rooms. Beautiful gardens and large live oak trees surround the home which fronts the Mississippi.
The inside was filled with much of the original furniture and paintings.
Next was Houmas House which was built in 1828. Both were sugar plantations which made their owners very wealthy.
Houmas House had elaborate gardens with sculpture and 2 restaurants.
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