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Item category Sunday Trips
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Time: Sunday, April 6, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. Price: $15 per person. Transportation: Carpool from the St. Francisville Inn. Summary Description : The Afton Villa Plantation dates back to the year 1820 by original owner Bartholomew Barrow. Mr. Barrow started with a modest two-story home and a large tract of land. His son David Barrow assumed ownership some years later and upon his second marriage in 1847 at the bequest of his new wife, began transforming the plantation into a pretentious 40 room Gothic Revival mansion with extensive formal gardens. © 2001-08 Feliciana Nature Society. All Rights Reserved. Back to BirdFest WebSite |