Audubon State Historic Site
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Audubon State Historic Site is a state park area located near St. Francisville, Louisiana. It is the location where noted artist John James Audubon
spent the Summer of 1821. Visitors come to see the Oakley House, where Audubon lived at the time, and the surrounding plantation grounds. A portion of the 100 acre (0.404686 km²) site contains the forest which served as a setting for many of the 32 paintings that Audubon created or instigated while at Oakley.
The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973 for its historical significance.
John James Audubon
John James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats...
spent the Summer of 1821. Visitors come to see the Oakley House, where Audubon lived at the time, and the surrounding plantation grounds. A portion of the 100 acre (0.404686 km²) site contains the forest which served as a setting for many of the 32 paintings that Audubon created or instigated while at Oakley.
Oakley House
Build circa 1806, the Oakley house is an example of colonial architecture located on the historic site. Interior rooms have been renovated to the style of the federal period. Audubon spent four months at the house attempting to teach Eliza Pirrie, the daughter of the estate owner, to draw. This is the time that Audubon completed his drawings on the site.The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973 for its historical significance.