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Magnolia Ridge

616 DeJean St., Hwy 103 | Washington, LA 70589
Multi-Home Property
$4,950,000

This unique property in St. Landry Parish is a 58-acre park of historic structures and gardens in Washington, Louisiana.

This impressive project was brought about by a couple with a shared interest in preservation, and an eye for beauty and serenity. They created a most unusual estate with a focus on the historic detail. Magnolia Ridge is centered around a spectacular 18th Century home known as the Prescott House. The original home was a small cypress structure built in 1790 for the overseer of a 320-acre property owned by John Collins, who received the property as a bounty grant for his participation in the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803.

THE PRESCOTT HOUSE

6 BR | 4.5 BATHS
3,667 SQ FT

In 1828, Judge John Moore acquired the home, made additions, and by 1830 had tripled the size of the house.It is a stunning example of a columned Greek Revival house. Approximately 30 years ago, the current preservationist owners began acquiring small parcels and existing buildings, and continued to move other historic buildings onto the property surrounding the Prescott House.In time, buildings on the property were connected by three miles of paved walking and jogging trails, with gardens, ponds, and even a swamp. It is often open to visitors, tours, and for community organizations.

 

The Prescott House has a classic floor plan with appropriate millwork, scale, and architectural details. The home opens onto gardens and patios in all directions.

It has a large parlor and dining room with a huge fireplace, a smaller parlor with a fireplace, a library, and a breakfast room on the ground floor. Most of the flooring throughout the home is cypress.

Upstairs two of the bedrooms and one bathroom have fireplaces, and the bedrooms opening onto the upper gallery have jib doors.

With rooms on three levels, it has six bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, and approximately 3,667 square-feet of living space and 1,640 square-feet of covered galleries.

THE PITRE HOUSE

MUD HOUSE
1,650 SQ FT

The Pitre House, also known as Old Faubourg House, is a fine example of an early Prairie Acadian bousillage or “mud” house. It was built by the Pitre Family around 1770 on a site approximately 20 miles northeast of Washington and moved to its present site in 1994 after being purchased from the Rodney Fontenot estate. The Pitre House features 1,650 square-feet of space on the ground floor in the French configuration of three rooms across by one-and-a-half rooms deep. The grenier (attic) is approximately 900 square-feet of unfinished area which was used as sleeping quarters when additional farm help was needed.

The Pitre House is attached by a 17-foot gallery to the Mud House Kitchen, a 1,650 square-foot replica of a second kitchen building appropriate to the style and period of the Pitre House architecture.

THE FISH HOUSE

FARMER’S CABIN

The Fish House is a small tenant farmer’s cabin that was renovated between 1987-1990 to become a charming guest house. It has a full gourmet kitchen and 43 feet of windows spanning the back of the house for a spectacular view of the wooded hillside. French doors open to all sides of the wraparound porch, which overlooks the Bayou Courtableau. A brick walled back patio with iron gates provides views of the back woods.

THE CARETAKER’S HOUSE

3.5 BR | 2.5 BATHS
2,300 SQ FT

The Caretaker’s House was completed in 1998 in a modified Beaux Arts style as a 2,300 square-foot, two-story home featuring 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths with front and back galleries, lots of Queen Anne gingerbread, and a two-car garage.

THE GATE HOUSE

783 SQ FT

The Gate House is a 783 square-foot guest house featuring 18-foot ceilings, a working fireplace, vintage windows, antique French library doors and full galleries on the front and back of home.

THE STABLE AT MAGNOLIA RIDGE

• A large barn housing 2,365 square-feet of stabling and storage
• An 820 square-foot workshop
• Circa 1850 stable

THE GROUNDS AT MAGNOLIA RIDGE

Throughout the year, the grounds of Magnolia Ridge are a brilliantly landscaped and flowering garden paradise. From live oaks to violets, detailed care and love has been lavished on this property.

Next to the Prescott House is the massive Judge Moore Oak, a 500-year-old live oak registered with the Louisiana Live Oak Society. Particular care has been given to its history and to the nearby Prescott-Moore Cemetery.

Three miles of walking trails connect and interconnect some of the following highlights:

• Wildflower meadows
• An enormous cypress swamp
• Azalea trails
• Ancient live oaks
• Alleys of crepe myrtles
• A fruit orchard
• Herb gardens
• Vegetable gardens
• A pecan orchard
• Formal gardens
• Endless native plantings

Interested in purchasing the property or taking a tour? View the full listing for more information or contact agent Ernesto Caldeira at 504.944.3605.

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