Ormond Plantation has survived into the late 20th Century with
its unique character and sometimes tragic history. In the early
1780's, Pierre d'Trepagnier was awarded a tract of land by the
Spanish Governor Don Bernardo deGalvez, in recognition of
Trepagnier's service in subduing the British at Natchez during
the American Revolution. The main building was completed shortly
before 1790 and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. d'Trepagnier and their
children. d'Trepagnier began growing indigo, and then sugar
cane, and the Plantation began to prosper. The house is built in
the "Louisiana Colonial" style for plantations, which is modeled
after the great sugar plantations of the West Indies. The house
was constructed using bricks between cypress studs ("Briquettes
Entre Poteaux" - Brick Between Posts) on the front and rear
walls and a type of adobe filling on the sidewalls. Round
cemented brick columns sported the front porch, or gallery, with
wood columns on the second floor sporting the roof. The home was
often the scene fo