Riverlake

Riverlake is a plantation and an antebellum mansion, located on the west bank of the False River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, about 8 miles (13 km) south of New Roads, Louisiana.

Riverlake
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Oscar, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°36′28″N 91°26′7″W
Built	c.1820, c.1840-45, c.1890
Architectural style	Creole
NRHP reference No.	83000534[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1983

The house is a raised Creole-style plantation house built and modified in c.1820, c.1840-45, and c.1890. The listing included two pigeonniers, believed to date from c.1820.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The plantation is the birthplace of author Ernest Gaines, who played in its slave quarters area while a child.

It is currently owned by the Calliet family.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverlake". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1982