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Tezcuco is a former plantation in 
The house was listed on the
Burnside, Louisiana
Burnside is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was founded by French American, French and German American, German settlers in 1726, early in the Louisiana ...
, U.S.. It was built c. 1855 for Benjamin Tureaud, and designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. The plantation remained in the Bringier-Tureaud family until 1950, when it was purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Potts. In 1982, the owner prior to the fire, Annette Harland, obtained the land from the Potts Family and turned the plantation into a bed and breakfast in 1983. With
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on March 3, 1983, and was delisted on January 31, 2019.
It burned down in May 2002. The cause of the fire is undetermined. Ruins of the columns are still visible.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, LouisianaReferences
External links
* https://www.tureaud.com/plantation_home_burns.htm * https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3114.asp Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Greek Revival architecture in Louisiana Houses completed in 1855 Houses in Ascension Parish, Louisiana Plantations in Louisiana Buildings and structures demolished in 2002 Former National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Burned houses in the United States Bed and breakfasts in Louisiana Former buildings and structures in Louisiana {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub