We enjoyed a guided throughout the house a few years ago, very interesting, the owner and his wife were from Germsny, it's a shame they don't allow access to the house now. The towers you can see were gravity feed water which was unusual and provided a shower system, only used by the men, there was also a system of hot air extraction, you can see the row of blue windows venting on the upper floor when doors opened caused a draft upsweep. Pretty amazing ideas for back then.
@Nolaforeverdotcom
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was great! Thx for sharing your experience.
@lilacsandtulips8904
5 жыл бұрын
That plantation is haunted. We were the only ones on a tour and the girl was very nervous. She was talking about an injured man's room and the picture of him almost jumped off the wall. That plus the crazy lady's room and the area where they used to lay out the coffins when someone died. Not good vibes.
@Nolaforeverdotcom
5 жыл бұрын
Ohhh wow that's crazy!
@dudleystadler3651
6 жыл бұрын
One of the cabins is the oldest school house in St John Parish.
@paulaswann4851
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Just adore your accent. Such a beautiful plantation. thanks
@Nolaforeverdotcom
5 жыл бұрын
Thx glad you enjoyed it 😊
@dudleystadler3651
6 жыл бұрын
Colors on a Plantation mean it is a Creole Plantation. We are open and it costs 20 dollars for a tour.
@Nolaforeverdotcom
6 жыл бұрын
+Dudley Stadler Thank you and the Tour is definitely worth it!
@TexasGrandmaRosie
6 жыл бұрын
Who owned this plantation? The Creole people came to Louisiana from Hati. Some of them were slaves and some were free men and women of color. The history of the Creole people is a fasinating study.
@shreve99
5 жыл бұрын
@@TexasGrandmaRosie Actually, no. The Creoles originally were the French settlers of Louisiana and their descendents. They were originally called "Criollos", meaning a person of European blood born outside of Europe, such as in a colony. The term was used by the Spaniards during the time they controlled Louisiana, but the French turned it into the more French-sounding "Creoles." It wasn't until after the Louisiana Purchase when Americans and their slaves began moving into New Orleans that the African/Haitian slaves began calling themselves "Creoles of Color" in order to distinguish themselves from the less "cultured" slaves of the Americans. Eventually, most of them stopped using "Creoles of Color" and just shortened it to "Creole." Most of the people who trace their ancestry back to the original French settlers of Louisiana still call themselves Creoles as well.
@shreve99
5 жыл бұрын
@@TexasGrandmaRosie And the house was built by Edmond Bozonier Marmillion in the 1850s. He died right after the house was built and left it and the enormous debt to build it to his son, Valsin. It is said that Valsin had told people that he was "sans frusquin", meaning "without money or possessions", after inheriting the mansion. The name stuck with the house and it was years later changed to "San Francisco" by a new owner, Achille Bougere. I've been in this house and let me tell you...it is stunningly beautiful. The architecture and the frescos inside are absolutely beautiful, to say the least!
@TexasGrandmaRosie
5 жыл бұрын
@@shreve99 Thank you.
@janebeatty9472
4 жыл бұрын
I visited and toured once. I wonder why that has stopped.
@girardeaurose3187
8 жыл бұрын
San Francisco Plantation's main house is open for tours. www.sanfranciscoplantation.org/plantation-tours.php
@Nolaforeverdotcom
8 жыл бұрын
Yup took the Tour which is Full of History unfortunately couldn't film inside
@zurinell1
5 жыл бұрын
This is in Garyvill Louisiana.
@bubba6284
5 жыл бұрын
This plantation is 10 miles from New Orleans, or less.
@vivians9392
4 жыл бұрын
The San Francisco house was my least favorite due to red and blue doors looking so cheap, instead of rich! This guy only talks about signs of being rich, or wealth, which everyone could see!!! He confused me about the name of the house, and exactly what it meant (he really didn't seem to know).
@edm9760
8 жыл бұрын
what are the 2 silo looking things on both sides of the house used for?
@girardeaurose3187
7 жыл бұрын
Those are water cisterns, and were used to collect and store rainwater.
@dianetebbe8762
4 жыл бұрын
Water cisterns That held rainwater and that water was used for plumbing. San Francisco head toilet plumbing
@dianetebbe8762
4 жыл бұрын
Colors denoted Creole owned. A ‘ Paid for home’ was usually indicated by a carved wooden piece on the foot of the stairs rail ; an indication of wealth was the draperies so long that they ‘puddled’ on the floor, locked tea box stands and salt cellars.
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