Bocage Plantation

Bocage Plantation

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Built in 1801, the original Creole Cottage burned. The Greek Revival structure in existence was designed by famous architect James Dakin and built in 1837. Bocage Plantation is steeped in history with ties to Christopher Columbus, early colonization, and the Louisiana Purchase. Well documented in many books and used as a Hollywood set, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Karen Kingsley, writes in her book, Buildings of Louisiana, "Certainly Ashland-Belle Helene and Bocage achieve an austere purity of form that places them among the best and, in the case of Bocage, the most original interpretations of American Greek Revival style in the nation."

Thank you for visiting our website. We will continue to renovate the website so please check often for updates. Bocage Plantation has been restored. The grounds, outbuildings and furnishing will be continually restored. Archeological and anthropological studies are expected to continue in 2009.

The restoration of the house was completed in December, 2008. Exterior colors are restored to the colors found under renovations. Exterior front stairs restored to the earliest known structure.

For information please email us at mr@lebocage.com