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Lakeport Plantation, Lake Village
#26 of 51 in Historic Sites in Arkansas
Historic Site Tourist Spot
Lakeport's tours are Monday-Friday Tours 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tours begin on the hour at the Lakeport Education Center with the last tour starting at 3.
Summer Hours 2017
May 20 – July 29
Monday-Friday Tours 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tours begin on the hour at the Lakeport Education Center.
Open Saturdays to visitors 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Last tour will start at 2)
Closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 29
Closed Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4
We will be open some Saturdays during the summer. Check our website for more information.
http://lakeport.astate.edu/planyourvisit/
Lakeport Plantation was built in 1859 for Lydia and Lycurgus Johnson. It is Arkansas's only remaining antebellum plantation home along the Mississippi River. The home has been restored by Arkansas State University and is open to the public. Plan to visit Lakeport Plantation and other customer-reviewed, writer-recommended Lake Village attractions using our Lake Village road trip planning app .
http://lakeport.astate.edu/
601 AR-142,
Lake Village,
AR 71653,
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Lakeport Plantation Reviews
By misspNewJersey
Lakeport Plantation should be included on the go to list of anyone interested in architecture. I took the self-guided tour on a Friday afternoon. The young lady in charge that day walked me up to the.... more »
By VictoriaElizabethK
We visited on a very quiet day and were the only people on site and ended up having a private tour with a guide. The staff were wonderful and very well informed but the property still feels a little..... more »
By Andy Fields
The house is a wonderfully maintained artifact of American history. The visitor is seeing the original house. It is not a replica or restoration because the original house was never allowed to fall into disrepair. Our guide, Katy, was extremely knowledgeable and was very forthright about the origins as a slave plantation. It is absolutely worth seeing.
By Scott Thiemann
I really enjoyed Ruth's information and dedication to sharing this amazing place. What was interesting to me especially was the history of the building and how it was constructed as well as the information she shared about the owner and how he dealt with the slaves he had.
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