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Nottoway Plantation located in Louisiana was completed in 1859 for an estimated cost of $80,000 . It was the home of John H. Randolph his wife Emily and their eleven children . Nottoway with it's hand carved marble mantles and intricate plaster frieze work is a 53,000 square foot,64 room three story mansion often referred to as an American Castle . The Plantation originally sat on 620 acres of swamp and 400 acres of highland. During the Civil War the grounds of Nottoway were occupied by both Confederate and Union Troops. The Plantation several times came under heavy fire by Union gunboats. Nottoway survived the Civil War and today is a museum filled with history about the Randolph Family. The mansion also serves as an inn and a restaurant and is a popular place for weddings , receptions and other special events. Nottoway Plantation is also the final resting place for John and Emily Randolph.