Kent House Plantation

2023_photocoll_0166_0064

Collection
Photographic Prints

Location in the Collection

Architecture
United States
Louisiana
Source
Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology Photograph Collection, digitized with support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Storage Location
0166
Digitized Date
2022
Label Transcription

Kent House Plantation; Alexandria, Louisiana, United States; SEE BACK; I.-A-1; Built about 1795, this beautiful landmark in Alexandria is typical of the early Spanish colonial plantation home. It was built by the slaves of Pierre II, son of a solidier in the King's Army in Natchitoches. The house was constructed from materials from the land itself. It was moved to its present site in 1964 and now contains a museum.; 24105

Record ID
2023_photocoll_0166_0064