Let's take a not-so-quick tour of the Nottoway Plantation House.(Seriously - this is going to take at least two blog posts. You have been warned.)
If you would like to read a history of Nottoway and the Randolph family, visit the Nottoway Plantation website:
http://www.nottoway.com/html/nottoway-plantation-history.htm
On with the tour!
Grand Entrance
Grand entrance as seen from the end of the hallway.Following are some pictures of the amazing plaster work in the Grand Entrance.
We really like casements, moldings, etc. So, there are going to be lots of these pictures.
Dining Room
At the far end of the Grand Entrance and the to the left, is the dining hall.
Beautiful plaster work in the dining room.White Ballroom
One side of the ballroom - faces the Mississippi river.
And the opposite side of the ballroom.
Gentleman's Study
Cornelia Randolph room
...with nicely updated bathroom.One of the nicest features of this plantation house is that you can stay in the mansion house itself and wander the corridors at night without wrestling through a tour group.
I don't care who you are - that is PRETTY DARN AWESOME!
Music Room
Third Floor Gallery
View of the Mississippi from the third floor porch.Awesome room I can't remember the name of
John liked the tea set pattern...
Random contraption - I believe it is a child's buggy??On the porch:
Eeekk!!! Ghosts!Ok. You got me. Its just the Louisiana humidity.
Well, there you have it - the house and some of the top level porch views. There were a number of other rooms in the house that we didn't get a chance to take pictures of. Better go and take a tour when you are in the neighborhood eh?
Our next installment of Nottoway will be the grounds. They are well worth the wait, I promise!
