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Madewood Plantation House, also known as Madewood, is a former sugar cane plantation manor house and currently a National Historic Landmark on the Bayou Lafourche south of Napoleonville, Louisiana, USA. It is located approximately two miles east of Napoleonville on Louisiana Highway 308. ==History== The mansion was built for the Colonel Thomas Pugh in 1846〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana )〕 and was designed by architect Henry Howard in Greek Revival style. The house was originally the manor house for a 10,000 acre sugar plantation.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism )〕 Thomas Pugh was the half brother of William Whitmell Hill Pugh who owned the Woodlawn plantation and Alexander Franklin Pugh who was part owner of the Augustin, Bellevue, Boatner, and New Hope plantations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Guide to the Pugh Family Papers, 1807-1907 )〕 Thomas Pugh died of yellow fever in 1852.〔〔 During the Civil War, the lawns were used by Union troops as a hospital.〔 The Madewood house was purchased by Harold Marshall in 1964 and underwent major restoration that was completed in 1978.〔 It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.〔〔 and 〕 Today it is run as a tourist attraction and a bed and breakfast.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madewood Plantation House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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