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===Family Home=== | ===Family Home=== | ||
The Riley family home is situated on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. The home is a plantation style home built in the year 1862 (age of home approximately 524 years). The two story house sits on | The Riley family home is situated on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. The home is a plantation style home built in the year 1862 (age of home approximately 524 years). The two story house sits on 5 acres of land. | ||
The exterior of the main house is white brick, with four large columns in the front and back. Other features include a wrap around porch with wrought iron railings and wrap around balcony also featuring the same wrought iron railing as the lower porch. | |||
The main house has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a dining room, office/library, music room and a sunroom. The kitchen is a separate building on the North side of the home with a small passageway leading to the dining area. | The main house has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a dining room, office/library, music room and a sunroom. The kitchen is a separate building on the North side of the home with a small passageway leading to the dining area. | ||
The interior of the home also features 6 fireplaces and a large basement. In the twentieth century, part of the basement was converted to a wine cellar. | |||
On the grounds, there is a large old willow tree situated near the levee. There is a grove a trees near the North side of the home, large old trees with moss hanging from them. There is a long dirt driveway which leads through the grove and up to the main house. Also on the property are two story carriage house and a medium sized barn which houses five horses. | |||
==General Personality== | ==General Personality== | ||