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The Houmas Estate is also well-known for hosting weddings and corporate events. Click here to Restaurants Restaurants Learn More ». Click here to Weddings Weddings Learn More ». Click here to Gardens Gardens Learn More ». As Seen in:. James Parishes. Burnside was also known for the lavish balls he held at Houmas House. During the Civil War , General Benjamin Butler attempted to occupy the plantation house, but Burnside claimed immunity by convincing Butler he was a British subject.
Burnside never married, and on his death in Houmas House passed first to his business associate Oliver Beirne and then through the Beirne family to Colonel William Porcher Miles of South Carolina. Before he acquired the plantation in , Miles had represented South Carolina in Congress and served as mayor of Charleston.
When his son Dr. William Miles Jr. By the time Dr. George Crozat acquired the house in , it had badly deteriorated.
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