Chatchie Plantation House, Plantation house east of Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Chatchie Plantation House is a 1.5-story raised frame structure with a main gallery supported by six Doric columns. The original kitchen building from 1847 was integrated into the structure and forms an important part of the property.
The first house on the site was built in 1847 and burned near the end of the Civil War. The present 1½-story raised frame house dates from about 1868, and the original kitchen, untouched by the fire, was kept and folded into it. The property, also called Homewood, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1982.
The property is also known as Homewood, a separate name from Chatchie. Its raised frame form, with the main gallery carried on six Doric posts, follows the raised plantation house type built in Lafourche Parish after the Civil War. The attic holds four rooms and a central hall.
The property sits east of Thibodaux along LA 308 and is easily accessible by car. Visitors should note that this is a historic private property and access may be limited.
The original 1847 kitchen survived the Civil War fire and remains visibly integrated into the later building. This makes the property a rare example where two different time periods are physically connected.
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