Evergreen Plantation is the most intact antebellum plantation complex remaining in Louisiana. It is located on state Highway 18 on west bank of the Mississippi River above New Orleans, near Edgard, Louisiana. The grounds contain 37 buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including pigeonniers, garconnieres, kitchen, guesthouse, a Classical Revival privy, twenty-two slave cabins, office, and cemetery. In 1792, Pierre Clidamont Becnel constructed a small Creole cottage on the grounds of what is now Evergreen Plantation. The plantation remained in the Becnel family until 1884, when a new owner named it Evergreen, possibly because of evergreen trees on the grounds. The original cabin was rebuilt around 1832 to a Classical Revival style structure. After a series of owners and abandonment, in 1944, Ms. Matilda Gray purchased Evergreen and began a careful restoration. The dramatic half-mile long arched tunnel of oaks located off River Road, upriver from the home, was reportedly planted by Ms. Gray. The alley to the rear of the grounds is much older, and at one time much longer, running all the way to the Mississippi River’s edge. This older alley was planted in the early 1800s.