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Shadows-on-the-Teche

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Shadows-on-the-Teche is a 3,750 square foot historic house, garden and cemetery in New Iberia, Louisiana, built in 1834 for the planter David Weeks and his wife Mary Conrad Weeks on what was then a working sugar cane plantation worked by enslaved labor. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1974 and is owned and operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Louisiana, United States 2
Completed Year
1834 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
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House, Concepts

In Style

Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Shadows-on-the-Teche (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Shadows-on-the-Teche (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Source Shadows-on-the-Teche (Wikipedia)
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1. Shadows-on-the-Teche (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadows-on-the-Teche, lead definition
    Shadows-on-the-Teche is an American 3,750 square feet (348 m2) historic house, garden, and cemetery.
  • Lead section
    This is a National Historic Landmark since 1974 and is currently owned and operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    Shadows-on-the-Teche is an American 3,750 square feet (348 m2) historic house, garden, and cemetery. Formerly a working sugar cane plantation with enslaved labor, it is located in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. Built in 1834 for planter, David Weeks and his wife Mary Conrad Weeks, the property is also home to the Shadows-on-the-Teche cemetery. This is a National Historic Landmark since 1974
  • Lead section
    Built in 1834 for planter, David Weeks and his wife Mary Conrad Weeks, the property is also home to the Shadows-on-the-Teche cemetery.
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Greek Revival
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
    Decorations were severely limited and were designed to blend into and set off the building's handmade red brick construction.
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2. Shadows-on-the-Teche (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Louisiana, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Louisiana, United States
Wikidata item Q7460772, property P131/P17 (location): Louisiana, United States
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