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Welcome to Destrehan Plantation, where history unfolds in fascinating detail. Here you’ll be introduced by name–not just to the people whose portraits hang in this historic home–but to many of the enslaved men and women who built this plantation and made it thrive.
Destrehan Plantation (French: Plantation Destrehan) is an antebellum mansion, in the French Colonial style, modified with Greek Revival architectural elements. It is located in southeast Louisiana, near the town of the same name, Destrehan. During the 19th century, the plantation was a major producer of indigo and then sugarcane.
Built in 1787, Destrehan Plantation is the oldest documented plantation home in the lower Mississippi Valley. The plantation is open seven (7) days a week with the exception of major holidays from 9am to 5:30pm. The first tour begins at 9:30am. Duration: 1-2 hours.
The Destrehan family in Louisiana begins with Jean Baptiste Honore Destrehan, Sieur De Peaupre (1716-1765). He was the son of Jean Baptiste Destrehan (ca. 1670-1740), who was counselor to King Louis XIV and treasurer of all arts and crafts guilds in Paris and its environs.
Thirty minutes away from New Orleans and 10 minutes away from the New Orleans International Airport. Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. Our costumed historical interpreters will intrigue you with stories of the families who lived on the plantation free and enslaved.
Louisiana. Destrehan, the oldest plantation home remaining in the lower Mississippi Valley, was originally established for indigo production. In 1787 Antoine Robert Robin DeLongy commissioned the original French Colonial–style mansion, which uses bousillage (mud- and straw-filled) walls supported by cypress timbers.
Destrehan Plantation. 13034 River Road. Destrehan, Louisiana70047. Phone: (985)764-8785. Phone: (985)764-9315. Email: info@destrehanplantation.org. Hours: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
