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| Rosedown Plantation House |
Rosedown Plantation Home
During a recent road trip to Baton Rogue, Louisiana, The Travelling Toe and 2 friends embarked on a tour of Rosedown, a lovely plantation home. The grounds and gardens for Rosedown are just amazing. It is easy to get lost walking down one trail or another. But the joy is that each pathway takes you to a water feature or a garden sculpture. One of the best features of the property were all the oak trees that lined the entrance way from the house to the street. The oak trees were as massive as the ones at Oak Alley. We did take the tour of the house that was offered and it was interesting to learn about the history of Rosedown and the various families that had lived there. As with many families of that time period, most died from illnesses that were unpreventable at the time - such as malaria. The house fell upon hard times but was later purchased by a family from Houston, TX and lovingly restored in the 1960's.
If you have the opportunity to visit Rosedown, do take the tour as it is only $10.00 and is certainly worth the time and money. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and explained how the house came to be and then how it was re-born.
Bathroom facilities are nice and well cared for, and have easy access. And of course the trio travelers had to visit the gift shop. It is lovely and has many interesting items to pursue and purchase. The Travelling Toe has a fondness for books pertaining to the region that is visited as well as refrigerator magnets and was not disappointed in the quest.
The merry band of intrepid travelers visited Rosedown, October, 2013. One last note, Rosedown is part of the National Park system.
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1 comment:
That was a lovely trip. The houses were beautiful.
Ann
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