Houmas House & Bette Davis

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This past Saturday, the husband and I skipped down River Road and toured a couple of fabulous antebellum homes.  We had an awesome time.  We live a little over an hour away from this area but have never visited.  After this trip, I wondered what took us so long and, yes, I am already planning another trip to see the rest of the plantations!

 

The house that I’m showing you today is called Houmas House which is named after the Houmas Indians that lived in this area.  The land to build the house was actually purchased from the Indians by the original owner.

 

 

This picture was taken in the center hall.  On the table is an antique “view finder” from the 1800’s.  The mural on the walls is not original to the house but was painted by the gardener!  Yes, you heard right!  The gardener painted this fine mural of a sugar cane field.  To see more of the hallway mural, you can check out Susan’s post on Houmas House by clicking here.  Since she recently did a post and I have a ton of pictures, I’m going to try to share different rooms.  This music box is from the 1800’s and still works perfectly!

 

 

The next one is from the parlor…

 

 

with it’s fabulous chandelier and moldings!

 

 

And the clock on the mantel, actually belonged to Marie Antoinette!  It was purchased by one of the owners at an auction.

 

 

the game room…

 

 

You might be asking yourself just what does this house have to do with Bette Davis?  Well, she’s got her own room here!  Her movie, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, was filmed in this home.  That’s it in the background.

 

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At the time, there were no other accommodations in this area so she stayed onsite in this bedroom.

 

 

 

This room is now called the Bette Davis room.  See the table at the foot of the bed?

 

 

It opens up into a desk!  Amazing, especially considering it’s a couple of hundred years old!  In the corner, there is a cabinet holding momentums from the movie.

 

 

The children’s room…

 

 

This is the private bedroom of the owner, well maybe not so private since it’s part of the tour!

 

 

The gentleman’s wig is from the 1800’s and made of horsehair.

 

 

 

Ok, I’m going to stop here for today.  To see more, be sure to check back later this week.  I’ll be sharing the dining room and kitchen area for Tablescape Thursday and the garden tour on Friday!  The gardens are totally amazing!

 

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