Epps House

Constructed in 1852 for the Edwin Epps family, this single-story Creole cottage originally stood on Bayou Boeuf near Holmesville in Avoyelles Parish. Relocated to Bunkie, LA, in 1976, the house was moved to the LSUA campus in 1999 and reconstructed. Epps, formerly an overseer for Oakland Plantation, where LSUA stands today, established himself as a planter and slave owner. He bought Solomon Northup in 1843 and owned him for ten years, and Northup helped build the house. Inside this house, Epps was informed that Northup was a kidnapped free man who would return to his family in Glens Falls, New York. Northup recounted his experiences in his 1853 book, Twelve Years a Slave, which inspired a 1984 documentary, Solomon Northup's Odyssey, and a 2013 film, Twelve Years a Slave.

Louisiana · United States