Take a Peek Inside America's Most Notorious Southern Plantation Mansions

The Louisiana home was completed in 1859 by the enslaved people who were owned by John Randolph, becoming known as one of the largest homes to sit along the Mississippi River. The mansion is stacked with 64 rooms, 200 windows and 165 doors. About 155 enslaved people worked this property - which, decades later, became known as a historical treasure available for wedding venues. Take a look at what it looked like inside before it set ablaze...

The yellow creates the illusion of additional light.

This almost looks like a scene out of a horror film or period drama.

You can tell this was an updated part of the mansion.

All white walls were necessary to maintain light.

If The Wizard of Oz met the American South.

A gorgeous bedframe with tons of wooden accents.

Over on the west bank of the Mississippi atop a sugarcane field sat this southern mansion. The hard work of enslaved peoples resulted in a home featuring high ceilings, large windows and massive columns to complement the ancient oak trees that sit on the property. Their work was completed 1839 and claimed for ownership by Valcour Aime.

The marble matching the chairs and window curtains is *chefs kiss*.

Enough space for a fireplace, hutch and a small table.

That hanging art piece tells you this house valued music.

Simple but quite large for a baby.

Dubbed the “lavender room,” the space is obviously suited for children.

Enslaved individuals cleared and developed the 250 acres by Richland Creek bought by John Harding where they built a red brick Federal-style home - the first of its kind. The two-story mansion has a two-story kitchen, 14-foot high ceilings, a library and only four bedrooms and three baths. The home was completed in 1807 and now has a winery on site.

Fireplaces in the bedroom are a nice touch but logistically not ideal.

Feathers and wild plants give this place a feel different from your typical 1800s living space.

Not much light coming in through the front gives this place a spooky feel.

A lot of color and pattern going on here.

Decorated to the absolute max.

Located in Charleston County, this mansion was built by enslaved individuals who made the bricks of the home by hand. Their talents resulted in the construction of this mansion which changed ownership over the years but was originally owned by the Boone’s until 1811. The mansion holds two and a half stories, a bull’s-eye window, connecting dining room and kitchen, and a fireplace with built-in bookshelves.

The slightly spiraled staircase greets you as soon as you walk in.

You can read or play piano in this space.

The built in hutch on the wall was a great choice of architecture.

It appears there is a partition to keep the kitchen matters from guests.

Pastels and pattern wallpaper were quite the theme back then.

This is probably the best part of the home.

Nothing says hand-built like exposed wood.

The two-story, Federal-style mansion was finished in 1821 and commissioned by former President Andrew Jackson. The mansion features four rooms on each floor, each built with a fireplace, as well as a breezeway connecting the central hallways and a portico with 10 columns.

Painted on the walls on either side of the entrance is the story of Telemachus, the son of Greek mythological figures Odysseus and Penelope.

The blue paint was the perfect touch of color to this space.

There is a front and back parlor, identical to each other in the house and perfectly suited for entertaining.

If the president didn’t have a library in his home, I’d be concerned.

The drapes of the bedframe are truly giving royalty.