The first floor of the stately house features a wide open floor plan, ideal for grand entrances and free flowing receptions of all types (Most older houses do not allow for the smooth circulation of people). Above, on the 2nd floor, are 3 large, beautifully appointed guest rooms and a common area- perfect for changing into a gown or spending the night (before and/or after the big event). On the 3rd floor is a 1200 sq. ft., split level, fabulous penthouse featuring 2 fireplaces and three balconies - with breathtaking views of the spectacular grounds and valleys below. It is the perfect hideout for the bride or the perfect honeymoon for bride and groom. The main house can accommodate 10 people in 4 bedrooms (up to four children in the children's room) - with additional mattresses and cots available upon request).

All floors considered, the house has 8 balconies, 8 chimneys, and 23 ceiling fans! Hidden passages and playrooms, with an architectural detail in every corner, are featured throughout. Every piece has a story: the mahogany bar and 10' mahogany sunroom doors were salvaged from the renovation of the Old Landmark Hotel in New Orleans. The Old Vulcan stove came from the famous Jesuit Monastery at Maressa in Convent, Louisiana (It's blessed). The 2,500lb marble slab counter-tops in the kitchen were saved from the demolition of a 200 (+) year old candy shop on Decatur Street in New Orleans, where slaves once poured and cooled sweet pralines upon them. There are gothic lanterns from Philadelphia and school house doors from the old high school in Woodville, Mississippi; Front doors from a Mormon church in Denver; Chandeliers from a church in Natchez, etc., etc., etc.

The house itself was once a Sorority House on the LSU Campus when LSU was still located downtown. (LSU was moved in the mid '20s to make way for Huey Long's State Capitol). Even the property upon which the house now stands has an intriguing, if not haunted history - its part of the Old Myrtles Plantation! -(the legal description is "Myrtles Tract 1") - widely believed to be one of America's most haunted places. Truly, there is nothing like it anywhere - a conversation piece at every turn - comfortable and inviting, yet elegant and picturesque. (Your photographer will go nuts trying to decide when/where/how to shoot).