The Hermitage
Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana)
Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana) is located in the United States
Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana)
LocationAt the end of a dirt road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Darrow and 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of River Road
Nearest cityDarrow, Louisiana
Coordinates30°07′00″N 90°57′43″W / 30.1168°N 90.9619°W / 30.1168; -90.9619
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1812
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.73000859[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1973

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 (1789–1847), in 1812.[2]

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. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 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.
  3. ↑ StoppingPoints.com. "L'Hermitage Historical Marker".
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