Historic Structure Report: Oakland Plantation, The Cottage
Hartrampf, Inc. and Office of Jack Pyburn, Architect, Inc.. 2002. Historic Structure Report: Oakland Plantation, The Cottage. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia
The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the importance of The Cottage to the Prud’hommes and Oakland Plantation and to explore the means by which the National Park Service can preserve it and use it as a vital part of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park complex. The Cottage was used as a family residence from the time of its construction until the time of its sale to the National Park Service, mostly for members of the Prud'homme family who owned and developed the area first known as Bermuda Plantation and later as Oakland Plantation. The Cottage is a one-story, wood-framed structure on brick and concrete piers, with a front and rear porch and three fireplaces. Its period of significance is 1834-1960. The structure exhibits a sequence of modifications during that time that parallel the history of the plantation. Research shows that the original cottage was a traditional Creole style structure with central fireplace and bousillage construction. The proposed treatment is to retain, repair, and restore historic features of the Cottage for use as a National Park Service site office.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hartrampf, Inc.; Office of Jack Pyburn, Architect, Inc.
- Date of Issue
- 2002
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CARI , HIST , SER
- Keywords
- agriculture, Architecture, Bermuda Plantation, bousillage, Civil War, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, Oakland Plantation, Preservation, Prud'homme, residence, Resource Management
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 100629: Doctor's/Levecque House (Oakland)