Friends of Magnoila Mound Plantation INC.

Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Magnolia Mound Plantation is a rare survivor of the vernacular architecture influenced by early settlers from France and the West Indies.

This venerable landmark is unique in southern Louisiana not simply because of its age, quality of restoration or outstanding collection, but because it is still a vital part of the community. Through educational programs, workshops, lectures, festivals and other special events, Magnolia Mound’s mission is to illustrate and interpret the lifestyle of not only the French Creoles who formed the fascinating culture which still influences and pervades life in southern Louisiana but also to demonstrate how slaves lived from day to day in this tumultuous time in American history.

The exquisite furniture, decorative items and artifacts displayed in the main house and outer buildings are owned and cared for by the Friends of Magnolia Mound Plantation, Inc. The Friends organization also provides advisory and financial assistance in the care and maintenance of the Kitchen Garden, the production of Black History Month programming and other educational offerings and works in concert with the plantation staff in the implementation of the master plan.

The Baton Rouge Recreation and Parks Commission owns and operates the property. Of the original land-grant, the site retains 16 acres, located at 2161 Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge. Structures on the property include: Historic House Museum, Open-Hearth Kitchen, Kitchen Garden, Overseer’s House, Quarter House, Pigeonnier, Visitor’s Center and Gift Shop.