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Southdown Plantation/Terrebonne Museum

The 21-room Greek Revival mansion was built in 1859 by William J Minor. His son added the second floor in 1893, changing the architecture style to Queen Anne. Displayed are a collection of Boehm and Doughty porcelain birds and flowers, the original bedroom furniture and a library and reading room.

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Location	1208 Museum Drive Houma Louisiana 70361
Phone	985-851-0154
Website	http://www.southdownmuseum.org ... Book Local Links Southdown Plantation House is a 19th-century sugar manor house and home to the Terrebonne Museum of history and culture. It was built in 1859 as a one-story Greek Revival house by sugar planter William J. Minor. His son, Henry C. Minor, added the second floor and Victorian-style architectural features in 1893. The ...