Hermitage_(Darrow,_Louisiana)

Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana)

Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana)

Historic house in Louisiana, United States


L'Hermitage is a Greek Revival plantation home. Marius Pons Bringier commissioned the home to be built in Burnside, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, as a wedding gift for his son, Michel Douradou Bringier (17891847), in 1812.[2]

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Michel Bringier served at the Battle of New Orleans (1814–15) during the War of 1812. L'Hermitage was named after General Andrew Jackson's home in Nashville, Tennessee. General and Mrs. Jackson visited here in the 1820s.[3][2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Judice - owners (November 3, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: The Hermitage". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With six photos from 1973.

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