The LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens: A Living History

By Faye Phillips

In 1861, Louisiana settler William S. Pike established an incredible five-hundred-acre plantation seven miles from the heart of present-day Baton Rouge. His progeny continued to cherish the land for generations, all while pursuing unique and active lives. William Stephen Pike Burden Jr. became an amateur magician, and Ollie Brice Steele Burden, inspired by the formal gardens of Europe, designed Windrush Gardens. Today, the land is home to Louisiana State University's Rural Life Museum and houses rare collections of Louisiana folk life and working plantation materials. In this comprehensive history of LSU's beloved landmark, archivist Faye Phillips brings to life the hardships and toils, vision and determination of families in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Louisiana.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Jun 11, 2010
• ISBN: 9781614231332

Faye Phillips

Faye Phillips is associate dean of LSU Libraries at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She has worked in various positions at the LSU Libraries since 1986. Phillips has published books and articles on local and Louisiana history and library topics. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in American history from Georgia State University in Atlanta and a master's degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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