View of the Gardens on the Grounds
This file appears in: An American Actor's Dream Plantation
This image shows a road that runs through the some of the gardens on the property, framed by bamboo trees.
This file appears in: An American Actor's Dream Plantation
An American Actor's Dream Plantation – From Bob Acres Plantation to Rip Van Winkle House and Gardens
In 1869, American actor Joseph Jefferson purchased “Orange Island,” as it was known at the time of the purchase, which sat atop a salt dome on Lake Peigneur to use as his winter home and hunting lodge. The “island,” referred to now as Jefferson…