Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
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The Godchaux-Reserve Plantation, an old sugar plantation, has made a fascinating transition of architecture and use over time, and is historically significant to River Road, the transportation central of the Mississippi River leading into New Orleans. Its current state offers an glimpse into the construction methods, times of construction and design materials over the past 150 years.
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- 1. GODCHAUX-RESERVE PLANTATION Master’s in Preservation Studies Tulane University
- 2. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation Site Map Current Location 2011 Photographs Courtesy of Google Earth Mississippi River River Road Property Godchaux- Reserve Plantation NORTH
- 3. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation THE OWNERS Chronology c. 1760 1809 1833 1869 c. 1950 by Jean-Baptiste Laubel (free person of color). to Antoine Boudousquie - changed name to “Reserve”. It was considered the best sugar plantation in the area at that time. The son of Laubel sold house and land to Francois Rillieux (free person of color). The widow of Boudousquie sold house and land to Leon Godchaux. He acquired 30,000 acres on 12 plantations by 1893. Picked up 10+years later by the River Road Historical Society. B U I L T S O L D S O L D S O L D C L O S E D
- 4. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation 2015 - CURRENT STRUCTURE River Road Historical Society GODCHAUX RESERVE ELEVATION SOUTHWEST PERSPECTIVE NORTH
- 5. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation c. 1760 - ORIGINAL STRUCUTRE Jean-Baptiste Laubel GODCHAUX-RESERVE SOUTH ELEVATION GODCHAUX-RESERVE WEST ELEVATION NORTHNORTH
- 6. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation 1825 - PHASE I ADDITIONS Francois Rillieux GODCHAUX-RESERVE SOUTH ELEVATION GODCHAUX-RESERVE WEST ELEVATION NORTHNORTH
- 7. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation 1850 - PHASE II ADDITIONS Antoine Boudousquie GODCHAUX-RESERVE SOUTH ELEVATION GODCHAUX-RESERVE WEST ELEVATION NORTHNORTH
- 8. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation 1909 - PHASE III ADDITIONS Leon Godchaux GODCHAUX-RESERVE SOUTH ELEVATION GODCHAUX-RESERVE WEST ELEVATION NORTHNORTH
- 9. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation c. 1760 - 2015 Changes Over Time 1760 - JEAN-BAPTISTE LAUBEL WEST ELEVATION NORTH 1825 - FRANCOIS RILLIEUX WEST ELEVATION NORTH 1850 - ANTOINE BOUDOUSQUIE WEST ELEVATION NORTH 1909 - LEON GODCHAUX WEST ELEVATION NORTH 1950 - GODCHAUX-RESERVE SOUTH ELEVATION NORTH
- 10. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation FRENCH CREOLE ALONG RIVER ROAD A Relic of French Colonial America
- 11. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation MISSISSIPPI RIVER Property Owners 1858 Map - Owners of Plantations off Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans LA-MS 1858— (Left to right) 962k and 1,136k. Baton Rouge to New Orleans showing land owners. Modified from Norman’s chart of the lower Mississippi River, by A. Persac. Engraved, printed & mounted by J. H. Colton & Co., New York. Library of Congress.
- 12. of the U.S. Sugar Crop came from Louisiana, in 1996. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation THE SUGAR PLANTATION Southwest Louisiana 30% Early 1900s: “President-to-be William Howard Taft, in the compa- ny of 117 senators and congressmen and twenty four governors, docked at the house on the way to New Orleans . . . Taft . . . addressed the gathered crowd from the gallery of the family residence at Reserve, the Summer House. Under Godchaux’s auspices, Godchaux: Sugar enterprises ‘’was con- sidered the largest sugar producer from sugar cane in the United States . . . “
- 13. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation THE GREAT RIVER ROAD OF LOUISIANA Architectural Brilliance of Louisiana Mathew Carey map of 1814 Louisiana. Photo: Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Oak Alley Plantation, built 1837. Photo: Courtesy of the Oak Alley Plantation Mississippi River Passageway through the United States. Photo: Courtesy of the Department of Transportation
- 14. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation PROPERTY LINES & PLANTATION OWNERS River Road 1858 2015
- 16. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation WOOD CUTTING TECHNIQUE Wood & Framing H e w n R e c i p r o c a l S a w C i r c u l a r S a w S a w M i l l S a w M i l l w i t h K i l n
- 17. Second Floor Framing GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR NORTH Godchaux-Reserve Plantation FRAMING TECHNIQUE I Second Floor
- 18. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation ATTIC FLOOR & WOOD ELEMENTS Framing Techniques Overturned Original Joists First Addition Hewn Joists First Addition GODCHAUX-RESERVE FRAMING ATTIC FLOOR NORTH 3” x 4” Milled Joists Second Addition 2” x 4” Joists Most Recent Addition
- 19. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation OVERTURNED ORIGINAL JOISTS Attic GODCHAUX-RESERVE FRAMING ATTIC FLOOR NORTH
- 20. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation FRAMING Technique 2 1 3 GODCHAUX-RESERVE FRAMING SECOND FLOOR NORTH
- 21. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation ORIGINAL ROOF STRUCTURE 3D Rendering
- 22. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation POSSIBLE PLANS 3D Rendering
- 23. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation FIRST PHASE ADDITION 3D Rendering
- 24. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation TOOLS USED IN TIMBER FRAMING HISTORY OF JOINERY Auger: Used to bore holes for pegs Chisel: Used to create mortise and tenons and other joints Adz: Used to dress logs of bark and squaring off Tools used in Timber Framing
- 25. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation JOINERY I First Floor f. f. f. f.f.f. f. f. f. g.g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g. g.g. g. Phase 1 of Construction: f. full shouldered mortise and tenon joint Type I g. barefaced tenon joint h. abandoned center mortise i. scarf joint halved and tabled j. mortise and tenon joint Type II 1st Floor Joinery NORTH GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR
- 26. Phase 2 of Construction: g. barefaced tenon joint h. abandoned center mortise e. Longitudinal Beveled and Tabled Half-scarf f. full shouldered mortise and tenon joint Type I k. abandoned double shouldered mortise 1st Floor Joinery Godchaux-Reserve Plantation JOINERY I First Floor NORTH GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR
- 27. m. l. mortise and tenon joint Type III Phase 3 of Construction: m. mortise and tenon joint Type IV n. joist in beam joint type II o. butt joint p. edge-halved scarf joint q. abandoned top mortise n. l. m. n. l.m. n. l. 1st Floor Joinery Godchaux-Reserve Plantation JOINERY I First Floor NORTH GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR
- 28. Phase 4 of Construction: 1st Floor Joinery Phase 5 of Construction: 1st Floor Joinery r. half lap and toe nail Type V r. r. r. r. r. r. r. r. r. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation JOINERY I First Floor GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR NORTH
- 29. A. Mortise and Tenon with Peg E.Hand Hewn Mortise and Tenon without Peg D. Dovetail Tenon C. Abandoned Half-lapped Mortise B. Double Mortise and Tenon I. Longitudinal Beveled and Tabled Scarf Joint H. Shoulder Joint with PegG. Cut Tenon with Peg or Abandoned Mortise F. Sawn, Toenailed or Mortise and Tenon J. Curved Door or Win- dow Transom Key Conjectural Building Phases A. Mortise and Tenon with Peg C. Abandoned Half-lapped Mortise B. Double Mortise and Tenon E. Hand Hewn Mortise and Tenon without Peg D. Dovetail Tenon H. Shoulder Joint with Peg G. Cut Tenon with Peg or Abandoned Mortise F. Sawn, Toenailed or Mortise and Tenon J. Curved Door or Window Transom I. Longitudinal Beveled and Tabled Scarf Joint Godchaux-Reserve Plantation House Second Phase First Phase Third Phase Fouth Phase Godchaux-Reserve Plantation JOINERY II Second Floor A. Mortise and Tenon with Peg E.Hand Hewn Mortise and Tenon without Peg D. Dovetail Tenon C. Abandoned Half-lapped Mortise B. Double Mortise and Tenon I. Longitudinal Beveled and Tabled Scarf Joint H. Shoulder Joint with PegG. Cut Tenon with Peg or Abandoned Mortise F. Sawn, Toenailed or Mortise and Tenon J. Curved Door or Win- dow Transom Key Conjectural Building Phases with Peg pped Mortise d Tenon e and Tenon H. Shoulder Joint with Peg G. Cut Tenon with Peg or Abandoned Mortise F. Sawn, Toenailed or Mortise and Tenon J. Curved Door or Window Transom I. Longitudinal Beveled and Tabled Scarf Joint Second Phase First Phase Third Phase Fouth Phase A. Mortise and Tenon with Peg E.Hand Hewn Mortise and Tenon without Peg D. Dovetail Tenon C. Abandoned Half-lapped Mortise B. Double Mortise and Tenon I. Longitudinal Beveled and Tabled Scarf Joint H. Shoulder Joint with PegG. Cut Tenon with Peg or Abandoned Mortise F. Sawn, Toenailed or Mortise and Tenon J. Curved Door or Win- dow Transom Conjectural Building Phases oned nd om ed Second Phase First Phase Third Phase Fouth Phase GODCHAUX-RESERVE JOINERY SECOND FLOOR NORTH
- 30. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation BUILDING TECHNIQUES Colombage & Bousillage Key Extant Bousillage Remnants of Bousillage Second Floor Elevation GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR NORTH
- 31. GODCHAUX-RESERVE BRICK COLORS SECOND FLOOR NORTH Godchaux-Reserve Plantation BRICK TECHNIQUES Construction & Color
- 32. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE OVERVIEW Dates the Phases of Additions GODCHAUX-RESERVE FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR NORTH
- 33. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation LIMEWASH Indigenous repellant Original structure First phase of additions GODCHAUX-RESERVE WHITEWASH LOCATIONS FIRST & SECOND FLOOR MERGE NORTH
- 34. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation PAINT SAMPLING Photographic documentation of white paint on baseboard GODCHAUXPLANTATIONHOUSE PAINTFINISHES 1A 1B 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D
- 35. SecondFloorInteriorSummmary 1B-1 1B-2 1B-3 2B-1 2B-2 2B-3 2B-4 2B-5 2C-1 2C-2 2C-3 3A-1 3A-2 3B-1 3B-2 3C-1 3C-2 3D-1 3D-2 3D-3 Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 36. 1A 1B 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D INTERIOR2ndFloor Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 37. SecondFloorInterior(ByRoom) Door & Trim Walls Window & Trim Moldings 1B 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D Color Schemes VARIATIONS Most Recent Earliest Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 38. 1A 1B 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 3D EXTERIOR,2ndFloor Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 39. EX-1 EX-2 EX-3 EX-4 EX-5 EX-6 EX-7 SecondFloorExteriorSummmary VARIATIONS Most Recent Earliest DOORS WALL BASEBOARD COLUMN Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 40. CROWN MOLDING CEILINGS FLOORS BASE BOARDS 3A 3B 3C 3D 1A 1B 2A 2B 2C VARIATIONS Most Recent Earliest An example from room 3A. An example from room 2B. An example from room 3C. An example from room 3D. INTERIOR2ndFLOOR Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 41. Dark stain on wooden trim, found on most door trims in 2A-3D. An example of the white lead paint, cleaned to show the true white color. A ceiling member in room 3B, possibly “washing blue” and earliest coat. Stand-alone door in 3C, earliest coat is a dark blue, potentially water based Godchaux-Reserve Plantation
- 42. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation WALLPAPER ANALYSIS Location GODCHAUX-RESERVE WALLPAPER LOCATIONS SECOND FLOOR NORTH
- 44. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation TECHNOLOGY OF WALLPAPER Layers
- 45. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation EXTERIOR DOORS & WINDOWS I South & West Elevations Room 1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1D11D11D11D1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1W1 1W11W1 GODCHAUX RESERVE FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR NORTH 2D1 2D2 2D4 2D22D52D6 2D7 2D8 2D3 2W1 2W3 2W1 2W22W52W52W5 2W5 2W4 2W4 2W7 2W6 GODCHAUX RESERVE FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR
- 46. 2D1 2D2 2D4 2D2 2D5 2D6 2D7 2D8 2D3 2W1 2W3 2W1 2W2 2W5 2W5 2W5 2W5 2W4 2W4 2W7 2W6 Godchaux-Reserve Plantation EXTERIOR DOORS & WINDOWS II North & East Elevations GODCHAUX RESERVE FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR NORTH
- 47. 2D1 2D2 2D4 2D22D52D6 2D7 2D8 2D3 2W1 2W3 2W1 2W22W52W52W5 2W5 2W4 2W4 2W7 2W6 GODCHAUX RESERVE FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR NORTH Godchaux-Reserve Plantation INTERIOR DOORS & FIREPLACE MANTLES Room 1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1D11D11D11D1 1D1 1D1 1D1 1W1 1W11W1 GODCHAUX RESERVE FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR
- 48. Godchaux-Reserve Plantation INTERACTIVE MODEL Take apart the phases of additions
- 49. GODCHAUX-RESERVE PLANTATION Master’s in Preservation Studies Tulane University