Day trip Biloxi to Historic Oak Alley Plantation

09/18/2017

09/18/2017

09/18/2017

Take a trip back in time for an exciting and educational tour of the Historic Oak Alley Plantation.
Daily trips to / from Biloxi, Mississippi and Gulf Coast area . Call Bryan for details. 228-209-6945.

Oak Alley Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Oak Alley Plantation mansion
Nearest city Vacherie, Louisiana
Area 25 acres (10 ha)
Built 1837
Architect Joseph Pilié
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 74002187[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 2, 1974[1]
Designated NHL December 2, 1974[2]

Oak Alley Plantation, looking towards the main house from the direction of the Mississippi River.
Oak Alley Plantation is a historic plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in the community of Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana, U.S. Oak Alley is named for its distinguishing visual feature, an alley (French allée) or canopied path, created by a double row of southern live oak trees about 800 feet (240 meters) long, planted in the early 18th century — long before the present house was built. The allée or tree avenue runs between the home and the River. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture and landscaping, and for the agricultural innovation of grafting pecan trees, performed here in 1846–47 by a slave gardener.