Shadows-on-the-Teche

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Shadows-on-the-Teche is a historic antebellum plantation house and garden in New Iberia, Louisiana, preserved as a museum that interprets 19th-century Southern life and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antebellum mansion
historic house museum
museum
plantation house
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture
associatedWith 19th-century Southern plantation economy
enslaved people
builtFor Weeks family
builtIn 1830s
category Historic house museums in Louisiana
Museums in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana
Plantation houses in Louisiana
country United States
donatedBy Weeks family descendants
linked to: Weeks family
donatedTo National Trust for Historic Preservation
function interprets 19th-century Southern life and culture
public museum
hasCollection Weeks family artifacts
historic documents
period furnishings
hasFeature full-length galleries on both fronts
historic live oak trees
landscaped gardens
two-story gallery
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
property listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedOn Bayou Teche
location New Iberia, Louisiana
linked to: New Iberia
material brick
near downtown New Iberia
NRHPListingCountry United States
NRHPType building
offers educational programs
guided tours
interpretive exhibits
openToPublic yes
operatedBy National Trust for Historic Preservation
originalOwner David Weeks
Weeks family
parish Iberia Parish, Louisiana
significance architecture
history of slavery in the American South
regional cultural history of Louisiana
state Louisiana
surroundedBy formal gardens
topicOf heritage tourism in Louisiana
usedAs sugar plantation house

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National Trust Historic Sites hasPart Shadows-on-the-Teche
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana hasHistoricResource Shadows-on-the-Teche