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These excursions also offer access to the upstairs of the Big House, where the former plantation’s owners once lived — after entering through the building’s rear, as an enslaved person would.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Head inside to shop for groceries, T-shirts, and other vacation necessities, plus a huge array of gifts in the upstairs gift gallery.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The bedrooms are designed with privacy in mind (each has its own outdoor moment), while the upstairs suite leans farther into the setting with an open-air shower and sun deck that catch both sunrise and sunset.
—Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
The church said there was a lot of water damage to the downstairs portion of the building and smoke damage to the upstairs.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Head inside to shop for groceries, T-shirts, and other vacation necessities, plus a huge array of gifts in the upstairs gift gallery.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
The bedrooms are designed with privacy in mind (each has its own outdoor moment), while the upstairs suite leans farther into the setting with an open-air shower and sun deck that catch both sunrise and sunset.
—Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
The church said there was a lot of water damage to the downstairs portion of the building and smoke damage to the upstairs.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“The upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20upstairs. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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