A throwback to the Old South is on the market for $975,000. Built in 1700s, it sits on the Mississippi. A nice spot, unless an owner worries about periodic flooding.

5539 39 Hwy. in Braithwaite is not a very large plantation. The house is 2,500 square feet, which includes three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath. It does, however, sit on a large parcel — 10 acres.

For some reason, it has not sold. According to comments on Realtor.com:

On the market for nearly a year, Mary Plantation popped up from out of nowhere this week. We’re glad it did. Built in the late 1700s (!) and recently restored, it is a piece of Creole history for less than a million bucks. You can even show your devotion to this historic property in the on-site private chapel.

The listing:

Mary Plantation, 22 miles from New Orleans on the Mississippi River, skyline views of the city. This rare Creole house was built c. 1795 and meticulously restored in 2012. The main house has 2,500 sq. ft. of living area, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 4 fireplaces. 10+/- acres of live oak trees, a carriage/guest house/chapel, down river guesthouse, and barn. Price includes all antique furniture, decorative arts, art, and event supplies. National Register Property and in the HABS. 1 hour from New Orleans Airport

The house and grounds cost a great deal more than other property in the city and the state. The median listing price for houses in Braithwaite is $547,000. In Louisiana, the figure is $150,000.

The location is hardly a safe one in a hurricane. According to CNN, in 2012:

For Urban Treuil, there’s no escaping the misery.

Because of Hurricane Isaac, Treuil’s home in Braithwaite, Louisiana, is ruined by floodwaters. So, too, is the gas station and convenience store he owned and ran in the community, 15 miles by car and 10 miles as the crow flies from New Orleans.

But all that pales to what Treuil, the fire chief for Braithwaite and Woodlawn in Plaquemines Parish, saw when he and fellow volunteer firefighters steered their boat up to the home of a couple he knew. Inside, they found the pair floating in the kitchen, the first of at least three fatalities in Louisiana being blamed on Isaac.

Nice house, but not a very good neighborhood.

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