| Dixie Plantation House | |
| Location: | 11076 Highway 182 Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
| Coordinates: | 29.775°N -91.4886°W |
| Built: | c. 1835 |
| Added: | May 29, 1987[1] |
| Refnum: | 87000851 |
The Dixie Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.
The two-story mansion was built for Hilarie Carlin circa 1835.[2] It was acquired by Richard A. Wilkins in 1846.[2] Wilkins's sister, Sally, married George Pickett in this house in 1851; he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[2]
In 1883, it was purchased by Murphy J. Foster, who served as the 31st Governor of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900 and focused on voter disenfranchisement.[2] [3] The house was inherited by the his granddaughter, Mrs Langfitt Bowditch Wilby.[2]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1987.[1]