Madewood Plantation House

Madewood Plantation House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Madewood Plantation House
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
nearest_city= Napoleonville, Louisiana
locmapin = Louisiana
area =
built =1845
architect= Howard,Henry
architecture= Greek Revival
designated= May 04, 1983cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1333&ResourceType=Building
title=Madewood Plantation House |accessdate=2008-01-30|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = October 30, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=73000860

Madewood Plantation House, also known as Madewood, is a National Historic Landmark in Napoleonville, Louisiana, USA. Built for the Pugh family in 1845, the house was originally part of a sugar plantation.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73000860.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Madewood Plantation House] |425 KB|date=March 30, 1979 |author=Polly Ann Matherly |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73000860.pdf "Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19."] |1.90 MB]

Madewood was featured in the movies, "A Woman Called Moses" with Cicely Tyson, and "Sister, Sister" starring Eric Stolz and Jennifer Jason-Leigh. [Louisiana B&B Listing [http://www.bbonline.com/la/madewood/] ]

In 2007 it was reported be an intended site of filming for Clinton Kelly's "Mind Your Manners" for TLC, The Learning Channel.

Today it is run as a tourist attraction and a bed and breakfast. [Louisiana B&B Listing [http://www.bbonline.com/la/madewood/] ]

It is located approximately two miles east of Napoleonville on Louisiana Highway 308.

References

External links

* [http://www.madewood.com/ Madewood Plantation House (official site)]


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