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Joseph Jefferson Mansion
The home is an architectural treasure reflecting Moorish, Steamboat Gothic, French and Southern Plantation styles, harking to the Victorian age of elegance and grandeur. It stands as the centerpiece of the Gardens, and its richly appointed with heirlooms, period paintings, rare Louisiana pieces and fine examples of American and French Empire furniture. Tours are on the hour seven days a week starting at 9:00am. The last tour starts at 4:00pm. General admission is $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for children and senior citizens (children under 8 are admitted free). Group rates (20 or more people) are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for children and senior citizens. |
The Joseph Jefferson Mansion, built in 1870 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a charming twenty-two room Southern mansion, with a fourth-story cupola.
Jefferson sited it among 350-year-old-oak trees high atop the salt dome, at an elevation of 75 feet above sea level - almost unheard of in the coastal areas of south Louisiana.
