About Us
Our Mission
The Shadows-on-the-Teche opened in 1961 with the mission to preserve the buildings, landscape, collections, and historical integrity of the site; research and interpret through education programs a 19th century southern Louisiana plantation economy and community and their evolution; and encourage an appreciation of and interest in historic preservation.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which owns and operates the Shadows-on-the-Teche, is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The Shadows does not receive any funding from federal, state, parish, or city governments. The National Trust’s federal tax identification number is 53-0210807.