Shadows-on-the-Teche
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Shadows-on-the-Teche is a historic antebellum plantation house and garden in New Iberia, Louisiana, preserved as a museum that interprets 19th-century Southern life and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shadows-on-the-Teche canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antebellum mansion
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historic house museum ⓘ museum ⓘ plantation house ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Greek Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century Southern plantation economy
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enslaved people ⓘ |
| builtFor | Weeks family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1830s ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Louisiana
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Museums in Iberia Parish, Louisiana ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana ⓘ Plantation houses in Louisiana ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| donatedBy | Weeks family descendants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donatedTo | National Trust for Historic Preservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
interprets 19th-century Southern life and culture
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public museum ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Weeks family artifacts
ⓘ
historic documents ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
full-length galleries on both fronts
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historic live oak trees ⓘ landscaped gardens ⓘ two-story gallery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bayou Teche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New Iberia, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near | downtown New Iberia ⓘ |
| NRHPListingCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ interpretive exhibits ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Trust for Historic Preservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
David Weeks
NERFINISHED
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Weeks family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parish | Iberia Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
architecture
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history of slavery in the American South ⓘ regional cultural history of Louisiana ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | formal gardens ⓘ |
| topicOf | heritage tourism in Louisiana ⓘ |
| usedAs | sugar plantation house ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.