Located on Nicholson Drive one mile south of downtown Baton Rouge, BREC's Magnolia Mound is a 1791 French Creole house that was originally a cottage. Built near the Mississippi River, the plantation is often referred to as Magnolia Mount in documents that date from the period.

Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the architectural style of the plantation and its outbuildings show the influence of the West Indies and the early French settlers. The original four-room cottage was expanded in 1812 and again in the late 19th century. The city of Baton Rouge bought the 16-acre property in 1966 in order to preserve the house and the grounds.

2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, Phone: 225-343-4955

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