Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation. It was the original plantation house built and owned by Augustin Metoyier and called Yucca Plantation (from Spanish). Later, when big house was built, it was used as a slave hospital. Built in 1824
Summary
Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Location
Melrose, 31.59878, -92.96710
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html