Hermitage (Darrow, Louisiana)

L'Hermitage is a Greek Revival plantation home. Marius Pons Bringier commissioned the home to be built in Burnside, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, as a wedding gift for his son, Michel Douradou Bringier (1789–1847), in 1812.^[2]

The Hermitage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	At the end of a dirt road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Darrow and 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of River Road
Nearest city	Darrow, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°07′00″N 90°57′43″W
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	1812
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	73000859[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1973

Michel Bringier served at the Battle of New Orleans (1814–15) during the War of 1812. L'Hermitage was named after General Andrew Jackson's home in Nashville, Tennessee. General and Mrs. Jackson visited here in the 1820s.^[3][2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, Louisiana