oakland plantation
SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION
Oakland
Plantation
Location: Natchitoches, LA
Constructed: 1818
History:
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Agriculture
- 1835 bottle garden and intact agricultural fields remaining
Description of Associated Architecture
- This is the most complete Creole plantation in the South, with 17 of its
original outbuildings still remaining. The plantation house was probably constructed
by slaves in 1818 and exemplifies early construction methods and the use of
such materials as hand-hewn timbers and bousillage fill.