Oak Alley Plantation is a historic plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana. It takes its name from an 800-foot canopied double row of southern live oak trees planted in the early 18th century, well before the present house was built, running between the house and the river. The property, first known as Bon Sejour, was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture and landscaping and for pecan-tree grafting performed there in 1846 to 1847 by an enslaved gardener.
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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Plantation house
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Vacherie, Louisiana
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1839
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Oak Alley Plantation is a historic plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana. It takes its name from an 800-foot canopied double row of southern live oak trees planted in the early 18th century, well before the present house was built, running between the house and the river. The property, first known as Bon Sejour, was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture and landscaping and for pecan-tree grafting performed there in 1846 to 1847 by an enslaved gardener.
- In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Greek Revival
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
Constructed of bricks made on the site, the 16" walls are finished with stucco on the exterior and painted white to resemble marble, and the interior is plastered.
Uses Element: Stucco, Wikipedia article
Constructed of bricks made on the site, the 16" walls are finished with stucco on the exterior and painted white to resemble marble, and the interior is plastered.
Uses Element: Slate, Wikipedia article
The roof is made of slate and originally had four dormers, one on each side of the hipped roof.
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