c. 1835
The Overseer's House was moved to the Rural Life Museum from Welham Plantation in St. James Parish in 1970. It had been continuously occupied from its construction c. 1835 until the mid-1960s. Welham was sold as an industrial site (Marathon Oil) in 1975 and the "Big House" was demolished in May, 1979.The Overseer's House walls originally were constructed of bousillage (a mixture of mud and moss). This was mated changed to plaster over wooden laths. Upon relocation to its current site, the front wall was changed to briquette-entre-poteaux (brick between posts).Donated by L. Keller and Company| HM Number | HM24J9 |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | LSU Rural Life Museum |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, January 14th, 2018 at 7:01am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 681015 N 3365782 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.41051667, -91.11553333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 24.631', W 91° 6.932' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 24' 37.86" N, 91° 6' 55.92" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 225 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6869 Burden Ln, Baton Rouge LA 70808, US |
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