As Executive Director of APHN (Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches), I led a team of historians and board members in creating the institutions first ever Interpretive Plan in 2013.
Since its publication in 2013, Melrose Plantation has undergone a transformation guided by the Interpretive Plan. The Museum improved exhibit spaces in the ‘Big House’, ‘Yucca House’, ‘Clementine Hunter’s House’, completed a major restoration of the ‘African House’, and restored Clementine Hunter’s African House Murals and other major works owned by the Association.
Before and After images of African House restoration and images of the murals restoration work:
A tour of the newly designed interpretive panels at Clementine Hunter’s House at Melrose Plantation:
A special thank you to Molly Baker and the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew who completed the African House project.
Adam T. Foreman 