Tezcuco Plantation
1855 - 2002

Historical Marker: Tezcuco Plantation - Built in 1855 by Benjamin F. Tureaud, kinsman of Bringier family.  Constructed of homemade red brick and Louisiana cypress.  Purchased in 1888 by Dr. Julian T. Bringier.  Retained by relatives until the 1940s.

Signs out front: Antebellum home and historical out-buildings; Guided tours; Bed and Breakfast; Gifts and Antiques; Restaurant; Open Daily; African American Museum and Gallery.

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Above is a picture of Tezcuco Plantation as it appeared last summer. 

The signs at the entrance by the levee that gave you a hint of what you could see if you hopped off the river road a for a visit.

Tezcuco is a popular location for weddings.  There was a wedding there on Friday and Saturday evenings and there was another one scheduled for Sunday, May 12, 2002, too.

The flowers and the chairs were there, but that wedding was not to take place here on that day.

The main house, built in 1855, burnt in the wee hours of the morning.

The firemen had to bust through the beautiful white picket fence to extinguish the blaze.

Ten fire departments fought the fire, but in the end, they couldn't save the 147 year old plantation home.  The were successful in saving everything else, though.  That includes the out buildings and museums.

The American Red Cross came out to help the 40 people who were spending the night at the bed and breakfast.  Most people were staying in the out buildings, but two ladies from New York were asleep in the house when it caught fire.

There wasn't much the firemen could do to save the old wooden structure.

They sprayed the rubble with the water canons for quite a while.

This is a sad picture with the home gone and some of the chairs still set for the wedding that couldn't be held there.

All anyone could do at this point was to stand and stare.

This is a loss of a cherished landmark of our community.

There's not much left.

The view from the road is devastaing now.  Sad. Just plain sad.