How was African House built?
This hut-like structure was constructed by skilled slaves in the 1820s. Their toil
included digging clay, shaping it into molds and firing to create bricks for the first
floor. The second floor was crafted with . . . — — Map (db m227883) HM
Rare surviving example of a poteaux-en-terre (posts in the ground) house, an ancient form of construction prevalent in Mississippi Valley during 18th and early 19th centuries. Probably fewer than 10 extant examples in U.S. — — Map (db m86903) HM
Louis Metoyer Plantation
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974,
the Metoyer Plantation (aka Yucca Plantation:
Melrose Plantation) is one of the largest plantations
in the United States, built by and for "free people
of color." It . . . — — Map (db m229077) HM
This simple frame house was the
home of Clementine Hunter
from 1954-1977. Hunter gained
fame in the mid-20th century as a
self-taught folk artist whose works
captured her memories of plantation
life with images of picking cotton,
washing . . . — — Map (db m228937) HM
The Louis Metoyer or Yucca Plantation, known since 1885 as
Melrose Plantation, was established in 1796 by a remarkable family
of formerly enslaved people. Five of its buildings: Yucca House,
African House, Ghana House, Big House, and the Barn . . . — — Map (db m227910) HM
Louis Metoyer built the barn c. 1810 in the Creole style. It is one
of only two Creole barns still standing in Louisiana. The single
room storage area is raised on piers and is floored. A French-style
hipped roof extends out to cover the . . . — — Map (db m228936) HM
Originally located at Grand Ecore (a small community four miles
north of Natchitoches on the Red River), the one-room log cabin,
now known as the Bindery, is made of wooden planks with
half-dovetail notches and contains a storage attic. . . . — — Map (db m229074) HM
Since childhood, Cammie Henry was enamored by the artistic skills
of past generations. She took up weaving as a hobby and became
a master of many techniques. A collector of looms and spinning
wheels, in 1934, Ms. Cammie needed to enlarge her . . . — — Map (db m229076) HM
Writers In Residence Yucca House was occupied by two writers during the years
when Cammie Henry ran Melrose Plantation as an
artists' retreat.
Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) began visiting in the early 1920s, and
in 1933, he moved into Yucca . . . — — Map (db m227888) HM
Yucca Plantation
Has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1974
National Park Service
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m87098) HM
