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Member Highlight: Oak Alley Plantation
Located on the Mississippi River between the historic Louisiana cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Oak Alley Plantation has been called the "Grande Dame of the Great River Road".
Nowhere else in the South will you find such a spectacular setting!
The quarter-mile canopy of giant live oak trees, believed to be nearly 300 years old, forms an impressive avenue leading to the classic Greek-revival style Antebellum home.
What She's All About
Over the years, many wonderful and fascinating individuals have had a hand in shaping a dream for Oak Alley ... some tried and won , some tried and lost, others just tried and gave up. Still, they all had one thing in common ... they CARED enough to try.
Most of them are gone now, leaving only bits and pieces of the whole story ... yellowed documents in parish archives, remembrances shared from generation to generation, a letter or two, a faded photograph yet, most important of all, Oak Alley herself.
Oak Alley's adaptive restoration in 1925 by her new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stewart, was the first example of ante-bellum restoration along the River Road. Through the years, Oak Alley was the scene of many events affecting those who had given her a second chance at survival in the struggle against time and the elements. Josephine Stewart outlived her husband by 26 years and, shortly before her death on October 3, 1972, created a non-profit foundation, which would be known as the Oak Alley Foundation, in order that the home and 25 acres of ground would remain open for all to share.
The Perfect Setting
Oak Alley Plantation offers Bed & Breakfast accommodations, group tours, group lunches, and is the perfect site for weddings, cocktail and dinner parties, and meetings or corporate retreats.
Contact us:
Oak Alley Plantation, Restaurant & Inn
3645 Highway 18 (Great River Road)
Vacherie, Louisiana USA 70090
Phone: (225) 265-2151 or 1-800-44ALLE
Fax: (225) 265-7035
E-mail: ContactUs@OakAlleyPlantation.com
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