Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site

This is a beautifully preserved plantation house and gardens. I really enjoyed visiting, strolling through the gardens and seeing the house on the guided tour. I appreciate the history of the house and family, but I really think they down played the slavery part of the history. As a state park I think they need to do better.
3 7 years ago (26-05-2018)

Taking a day off from a cross-country bike ride, we very much enjoyed visiting Rosedown. Besides being very picturesque, there is a lot of history to be learned. Everything is kept in fairly good condition, and most of the original furniture is still in place. Our guide was quite good, and was able to elucidate on all manner of history and could answer any question presented to her. Overall, we were very happy with our visit!
4 7 years ago (11-04-2018)

Last tour of the day on a gray and wet Saturday, and the tour guide was unquestionably & plainly uninterested and ready to go home. There were only four of us on the tour and the other couple was from France. I wasn't expecting this tour to explain the experiences of the enslaved population on this plantation beyond the statistics, but when the ONLY comment a tour guide chooses to make in reference to slavery on a Southern plantation is that "the family treated their slaves really well" I am offended by the indifference and ridiculous nature of the statement. Better to say nothing at all then to perpetuate this singular scenario in your script. We later asked if John Audubon had painted the portrait of a young woman that was similar to a portrait we saw at Oakley Plantation. The guide explained emphatically that "Audubon never painted portraits, he only painted birds and animals" and that the guide at Oakley who had attributed their painting to Audubon "was wrong." At that point I wondered if anything our guide at Rosedown had said on the tour was true. The gardens, the home, and the furnishings of Rosedown Plantation are spectacular and should not be missed. The tour itself was disappointing and may have been an exception judging from the other reviews, but every guide on every tour is presenting the history of our country and should be mindful of that.
2 7 years ago (04-02-2018)

Beautiful grounds and plantation home! The tour guide was wonderful and very informative. It's definitely a must see if you're in the area.
5 7 years ago (03-02-2018)

Fascinating return to what plantation like must have been like preCivil War. House and grounds spectacular. Guide unfortunately sounded like a canned recording.
4 7 years ago (11-03-2018)