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The Dixie Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.

History

The two-story mansion was built for Hilarie Carlin circa 1835.[3] It was acquired by Richard A. Wilkins in 1846.[3] Wilkins's sister, Sally, married George Pickett in this house in 1851; he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[3]

In 1883, it was purchased by Murphy J. Foster, who served as the 31st Governor of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900 and focused on voter disenfranchisement.[3][4] The house was inherited by the his granddaughter, Mrs Langfitt Bowditch Wilby.[3]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1987.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Dixie Plantation House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Butler, Anne (2009). The Pelican Guide to Plantation Homes of Louisiana. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing. p. 66.
  4. ^ Robert B. DeBlieux (April 20, 1987). "NRHP Nomination Form: Dixie Plantation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2023.


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