We toured the San Francisco Plantation but could not take pictures inside. You can tell it was a Creole house because of the colorful paint job. The unusual name “San Francisco” is believed to be derived from Valsin’s comment about the extraordinary debt he was confronted with when taking over the estate. He declared he was sans fruscins or “without a penny in my pocket.” The name evolved into St. Frusquin and, in 1879, was changed into “San Francisco” by the next owner, Achille D. Bougère.

These are two slave cabins behind the house.

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