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Fire Destroys Nottoway Plantation, Largest Antebellum Mansion in US
- On May 15, 2025, a fire severely damaged the 53,000-square-foot Nottoway Plantation mansion in White Castle, Louisiana, along the Mississippi River.
- The fire started in the south wing and quickly spread, with firefighters from multiple neighboring towns working together to control the blaze while authorities continue to investigate its cause.
- Constructed in 1859, Nottoway is a historic 64-room mansion featuring a grand three-story rotunda and intricate Italian marble fireplaces; before the fire, it operated as a popular resort and venue for events.
- Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle described Nottoway as a key part of the local tourism industry and an important landmark of nationwide relevance that has transformed into a center for learning and reflection on its legacy of racial injustice.
- The community mourns the loss of this iconic landmark, with officials expressing gratitude to responders and the owner pledging to rebuild while preserving its historic legacy.
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On May 15, 2025, a fire broke out at the historic Nottoway Plantation, now known as Nottoway Resort, in White Castle, Louisiana. The blaze began around 2:00 p.m. in the mansion’s south wing, quickly engulfing the 53,000-square-foot estate. Despite efforts by more than 40 firefighters, the iconic antebellum structure was completely destroyed. No injuries were reported. Built in 1859 by enslaved laborers for sugar planter John Hampden Randolph, No…
In the USA, a luxury hotel that used to be a slave plantation burns down. Does this finally lead to Americans dealing with their past?
The Independent
The Independent (US)Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy
A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses where scores of enslaved Africans labored, has sparked joy and anger online
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolAfter a fire consumed a mansion at the Nottoway Plantation in Louisiana, one of the largest houses before the American Civil War remaining in the deep south and where dozens of enslaved Africans worked, video footage of the emblematic place in flames lit the internet on the weekend with displays of joy and consternation.
A plantation on fire may feel like justice, but echoes of slavery haunt Baltimore, too
Martha S. Jones’s memoir research, in which she traces her roots along the East Coast to answer questions about race, skin color and identity, took her to the site of Bandon, a North Carolina plantation where she believed an ancestor had been enslaved.
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