Rienzi Plantation House
N 29° 47.933 W 090° 48.800
15R E 711349 N 3298504
Located on Hwy. 308 in Thibodaux, just alittle south from the Hwy. 20 intersection.
Waymark Code: WM6566
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2009
Views: 6
Erected by the Lorio Foundation and the Lafourche Heritage Society.
Marker Text reads"
This house is believed to have been built by William Fields or Henry Johnson between 1815 and 1835 Johnson eventually purchased several small tracts to form the huge sugar-producing plantation. Other significant owners were Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, Juan Egana, Thomas Bibb, Richard Allen and eventually J.B. Levert. In 2004 J.B. Levert Land Co. donated the house to Nicholls State University. The lower floor was once open and was used for sheltering horses and carriages. The interior features a cross-shaped hall and carved woodwork. The name is derived from a 14th century Italian patriot.
Marker Name: Rienzi Plantation House
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Building
Parish: Lafourche
Link to more information:: Not listed
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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