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Historical plantationAntebellum’s largest summer residence in the USA burned to Earth this week after a fire broke out on Thursday. There were no reports on injuries or deaths associated with fire.
Fire teams worked on to extinguish the flames with water that was allegedly poured on the ruins as long as the fire began, According to Fox 8. From Saturday, the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
“Some of the staff members stated that they had entered the museum and that there was smoke. When they returned, the whole room was on fire,” the president of the parish Iberville Chris Daigle told Fox 8, adding that it was a “total loss”.
Fire teams are moving in the line around now completely preoccupied with Nottowaya plantation on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at White Castle, La. (Michael Johnson/Advocate via AP)
Daigle noted in a post about the parish government Iberville Facebook page This “Nottowaya loss is not only a loss for the parish of Iberville, but for the whole state of Louisiana. It was the cornerstone of our tourist economy and a place of national importance.”
The 64 room castle built John Hampden Randolph in the late 1850s, according to several sources. She was sitting at more than 53,000 square meters and – in addition to dozens of rooms – contained 365 doors and windows and 22 white columns, Fox 8 reported. The estate overlooked the Mississippi River.
Baton Rouge firefighters struggle with the flame while the flames shot from the roof of the Nottoway plantation on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in White Castle, La. (Michael Johnson /Advocate via AP)
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Randolph first arrived in Louisiani In 1841 and began planting cotton, but eventually switched to a sugar cane, according to the LSU scientific warehouse. The article of the scientific repository also notes that the mansion was called “Nottoway” in the Virginia County in which his ancestors lived.
The American interior records department Cited Axios shows that by 1860 Randolph owned 155 slaves and 6,200 acres of land.
In addition to the luxury castle, the property also had several trees that are over 100 years old, several of which are over 120 years old, according to the Nottoway Plantation website.
Lightweight smoke can be seen from a handful of active hot places because the crews remain at the scene after the fire on Thursday engulfed the historical plantation of Nottoway, on Friday, May 16, 2025, in White Castle, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/Advocate via AP)
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In modern times, the mansion and the surrounding estate functioned as the place of museums, resorts and weddings. Nottoway Plantation website says she was sitting on a 31 hectare, which included 40 Night roomsBar, restaurant, events, pool, tennis courts and more.
“Although his early history is undoubtedly related to the time of great injustice, in the last few decades it has evolved to the place of thinking, education and dialogue,” Daigle wrote in a Facebook post. “Since the 1980s, he welcomed visitors from all over the world who appreciated his architecture and faced the legacy of his era. She also stood as a warning monument and testimony of the importance of preserving history – even painful parts – so that future generations can learn and grow from it.”
