A Louisiana mansion dating from 1859 was destroyed by fire Thursday.
Most of the main building at the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, south of Baton Rouge, went up in smoke, according to the Advocate, which noted its historic white columns and most of the rest of the structure were soot and ash after a fire that raged for hours.
The fire broke out after 2 p.m. in the mansion’s south wing. Fire flared again in the evening as the roof collapsed, according to WAFB-TV, which said the mansion had been one of the largest surviving antebellum homes in the South.
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Other buildings on the property were not damaged.
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