Houma - Southdown Plantation (Terrebonne Museum)
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The Southdown Plantation House in Houma was built in 1859. It is a sugar manor house and home to the Terrebonne Museum of history and culture. The home was built as a one-story Greek Revival house by sugar planter William J Minor. His son, Henry C Minor added the second floor and Victorian-style architectural features in 1893.
Exhibits include original bedroom furniture of the Minor family and other antique furnishings; a history and culture room; a Mardi Gras room; a Native Peoples room; works by local artists; a sugar industry room; Boehm and Doughty porcelain birds; Charles Gilbert art collection; Thad St. Martin literature collection; and a restored 1880's plantation worker's cabin.
Exhibits include original bedroom furniture of the Minor family and other antique furnishings; a history and culture room; a Mardi Gras room; a Native Peoples room; works by local artists; a sugar industry room; Boehm and Doughty porcelain birds; Charles Gilbert art collection; Thad St. Martin literature collection; and a restored 1880's plantation worker's cabin.
Address:
Southdown Plantation House/ Terrebonne Museum, Box 2095, Houma, LA 70360-2095, United States
Phone: 1 (985) 851-0154, Fax: 1 (985) 868-1476
Phone: 1 (985) 851-0154, Fax: 1 (985) 868-1476
Hours:
10am-4pm; Closed: Sun, Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), American Independance Day (July 4), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), New Year's Eve (December 31), Mardi Gras - Shrove Tuesday - Christian, Good Friday - Christian
Tips: The last tour begins at 3:00 pm.
Disability Access: Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop
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