Riverlake

Riverlake
Nearest city Oscar, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°36′28″N 91°26′7″W / 30.60778°N 91.43528°W / 30.60778; -91.43528Coordinates: 30°36′28″N 91°26′7″W / 30.60778°N 91.43528°W / 30.60778; -91.43528
Built 1820
Architectural style Creole
NRHP Reference # 83000534[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1983

Riverlake is a plantation and a antebellum mansion, located near New Roads, Louisiana.

The mansion was built in 1820 in a Creole architectural style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is currently owned by the Calliet family.

The plantation is the birthplace of author Ernest Gaines, who played in its slave quarters area while a child.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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