Asphodel Plantation


The Asphodel Plantation is a historic plantation located about south of Jackson, Louisiana, United States. The house was completed in 1830, and it escaped a fire by the Union Army during the American Civil War. Both the house and the cemetery on the property were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1972.

History

The Asphodel Plantation was built as a cottage in 1820-1830 by Benjamin Kendrick. It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. It was inherited by his daughter Isabella and her husband, Colonel David Fluker.
During the siege of Port Hudson, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861–1865, "a group of Union soldiers set fire to Asphodel" but "the fire went out."
The house was renovated by John Fetzers, the new owner, in 1949. It was purchased by Robert E. Couhig in 1958.

Cultural references

Author Lyle Saxon described Asphodel as the "jewel of Louisiana."
In , Joan Didion writes that Ben Toledano's wife suggested she visit the Asphodel Plantation as well as the Rosedown Plantation, the Oakley Plantation and Stanton Hall to understand the South better.