Oakland Plantation House (Gurley, Louisiana)

Oakland Plantation House is a historic mansion located Along LA 963, about 0.63 miles (1.01 km) west of Gurley, Louisiana.

It has a wide front gallery, and the entrance is highlighted by two large double doors.

Inside there are plank ceilings, Federal period woodwork, beaded board walls, and molded Adam style mantels.

[2][3][4] Judge Scott's son-in-law, Iveson Greene Gayden, named the house after his Mississippi alma mater, Oakland College.

[2][3][5] The house fell into disrepair until it was bought in 1976 by an attorney, William Hutchinson McClendon III, and his wife, Eugenia Slaughter, who have fully restored Oakland Plantation.