The Plantation House
The view of the plantation house from the sugar mill. Patton used to watch his slaves work from the widow's walk. When Patton owned the house it was all brick, and the posts were wood. It wasn't until the Hogg family owned that plantation later that they covered the inside and out with stucco and changed the wood posts to columns. You can see those columns in the final picture.
The portion of the house facing the river is actually considered the front as most people came in on barges. The river used to come up to where the ground begins to slope...yeah, it's not even close to that now. It doesn't even seem to flow much. We're glad we visited now before the mosquitoes come out. I asked our guide about the mosquitoes and she said it's terrible because they aren't even allowed to fog in the park. Since it is protected land they can't kill any living species.
The portion of the house facing the river is actually considered the front as most people came in on barges. The river used to come up to where the ground begins to slope...yeah, it's not even close to that now. It doesn't even seem to flow much. We're glad we visited now before the mosquitoes come out. I asked our guide about the mosquitoes and she said it's terrible because they aren't even allowed to fog in the park. Since it is protected land they can't kill any living species.
This is the rear of the house, but it is the first side you see upon entering the "park."