Audubon State Historic Site is a state park property in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, between the towns of St. Francisville and Jackson. It is the location where noted ornithologist and artist John James Audubon spent the summer of 1821.By using our Saint Francisville tour planner, you can arrange your visit to Audubon State Historic Site and other attractions in Saint Francisville.
Visitors come to see Oakley Plantation house, where Audubon lived at the time, and the surrounding plantation grounds. A portion of the 100-acre (0.40 km2) site contains the forest which served as a setting for many of the 32 Birds of America paintings that Audubon created or began while at Oakley.
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Ever since the noted ornithologist, naturalist and artist John James Audubon spent four months during the summer of 1821 painting dozens of birds in this location in Louisiana's West Feliciana...
Ever since the noted ornithologist, naturalist and artist John James Audubon spent four months during the summer of 1821 painting dozens of birds in this location in Louisiana's West Feliciana... more »
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Interesting history and site. Beautiful grounds. Had an informative, private tour. We had a lovely visit.
Interesting history and site. Beautiful grounds. Had an informative, private tour. We had a lovely visit. more »
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I love it there now i can understand why my family the barrows loved john audubon and were such best friends and loved his paintings.
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Very nice, historic house with some short nature trails. Beauitful setting. Clean restrooms, staff and a small museum. Quaint. Worth the visit. A good picnic site and settings for photography. Good to bring mosquito repellant for horse flies in the summer months.
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