Alhambra, Louisiana

Alhambra
Unincorporated community
Alhambra Location of Alhambra in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°10′36″N 91°07′23″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberville
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	225
GNIS feature ID	553283[1]
FIPS code	22-01130

Alhambra is an unincorporated community in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Etymology

Alhambra took its name from a stately red-colored house overlooking the Mississippi River called Alhambra, a name ultimately derived from Arabic meaning "red castle".[2][3]

Alhambra sugar plantation

The red house was built by a man named Christopher Adams in 1855 and included a beautiful garden that surrounded the property. After the death of Adams the home fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1917. While the plantation house was being torn down the workers discovered that the roof was made out of thick solid-copper sheets hinting that the Adams family was extremely wealthy.[2]

References

1. "Alhambra". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Leeper, C.D.A. (2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
3. Leeper, C.D.A. (1976). Louisiana Places: A Collection of the Columns from the Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate, 1960-1974. Legacy Publishing Company. Retrieved April 22, 2021.