Jaeger got his start as an apprentice plumber with Mechanical Construction Co. By , 18 years after he started with the company, he owned it. Edit Close. Toggle navigation. Close 1 of 2. Nottoway Plantation is pictured here in this undated photo.
Randolph sold the mansion following her husband's death. Nottoway sits about feet behind the Mississippi River Levee surrounded by oaks, magnolias, pecan trees, and sweet olives. Nottoway House is distinctive for being an essentially Italianate Style plantation house built in an era dominated by Greek Revival architecture.
Nottoway contains an elegant, half-round portico as the side gallery follows the curve of the large ballroom bay window. Nottoway's thin Italianate pillars stretch vertically to touch all of its three levels, extending from the house's one-story brick base to the paramount height of the third-story made of wooden frame.
Its recent renovation not only restored the property to its original beauty, but added a number of luxury resort amenities that range from tennis courts and meeting spaces to posh cabin accommodation. It has become a popular venue for weddings, reunions, socials and corporate retreats, as well as romantic getaways.
Visitors can wander through the elegant gardens, take a guided tour of the mansion or enjoy a decadent southern-fried dinner in the pretty dining room. For more information on Nottoway Plantation, visit www. For information on travel in Louisiana, go to www.
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