Louisiana Through My Lens - Poplar Grove Plantation in Port Allen


 Honestly, I passed by this location a hundred times before I decided to pull over and check it out.


From the historical marker:

Poplar Grove Plantation - The principal residence at Poplar Grove was built as the Bankers Pavilion at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans. The Victorian structure designed by architect Thomas Sully incorporated oriental motifs popular during the Aesthetic Movement period. The pavilion was moved by barge to Poplar Grove in 1886 and was the home of sugar planter Horace Wilkinson, prominent business and civic leader. 

Originally 1438 acres, the plantation was a thriving agricultural operation with it's own sugar mill, workers quarters, church, railroad, mule and hey barns, corn crib, and commissary. The mill, which produced raw sugar and molasses, operated until 1973.




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