An investigation is underway after the Historic Nottoway Plantation in Louisiana, the largest antebellum mansion in the U.S., burned to the ground on Thursday.
Firefighters battled the blaze for over 18 hours.
The plantation has been the subject of leftist complaints in recent years for “romanticizing” the antebellum South and not doing enough to call attention to the slavery involved in its construction.
Leftists even took to social media to celebrate the destruction.
The Nottoway plantation, the largest Antebellum plantation has burnt to the ground.
The fire was righteous and cleansing. I hope those poor souls may rest easier.
Wedding and socials were held at this mass murder and grotesque torture sites.
I’m glad it’s gone. pic.twitter.com/L3X3DaAF1G
— Pixietron like Megatron (@vivaforvictoria) May 17, 2025
As Nottoway Plantation burns, it feels like an apt time to remind folx…
This is what I see when you decide to celebrate & sterilize forced labor camps.
Stop having your weddings where my ancestors were brutally raped, murdered, & maimed unless this is the image you intend. pic.twitter.com/mpSGgy7nkK
— Shy G (@highlyvibey) May 17, 2025
Some even went to the scene of the fire to cheerfully watch it burn.
Not folks taking group trips to Nottoway Plantation to watch it burn.
I love us. pic.twitter.com/zubcY9ZU77
— zellie (@zellieimani) May 16, 2025
Fox 8 reports:
Friday morning, more than 18 hours after flames were first spotted in the museum wing of the 165-year-old mansion, water was still being poured onto the collapsed structure.
Fire officials say the blaze, which started around 2 p.m. Thursday, reignited around 6 p.m. and quickly overtook the roofline, reducing the iconic white columns and stately facade to rubble.
“This is a total loss,” Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle told the station. “Some staff members stated they had gone into the museum and there was smoke. When they returned, the whole room was in flames.”
It is believed that the fire started in a second-floor bedroom, but the cause remains unclear.
The report explained, “Constructed in 1859 by sugar baron John Hampden Randolph, Nottoway Plantation spanned more than 53,000 square feet and boasted 64 rooms, 365 doors and windows, and 22 white columns overlooking the Mississippi River. It was a symbol of Southern opulence and a reminder of the era of slavery that built and maintained it.”
The mansion now hosts weddings, events, and guided tours.
No injuries or deaths were reported.
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