▁sons ▁Dun can ▁Ken ner ▁and ▁George ▁R . ▁Ken ner ▁inherited ▁the ▁property . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁the ▁Ken ner ▁brothers ▁acquired ▁the ▁Oak land , ▁Belle ▁Gro ve , ▁and ▁Past ure ▁Plant ations . ▁Ken ner ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁considerable ▁wealth ▁and ▁hold ings . ▁He ▁acquired ▁land ▁and ▁property ▁that ▁included ▁not ▁only ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁Ash land ▁Plant ation ▁and ▁m ansion ▁that ▁he ▁built ▁for ▁his ▁wife , ▁Anne ▁Gu ille mine ▁Nan ine ▁Br ing ier , ▁but ▁also ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁Bow den ▁( 1 8 5 8 ), ▁The ▁Hou mas , ▁the ▁ 1 4 0 0 - acre ▁Hollywood , ▁the ▁Herm itage ▁( his ▁wife ▁was ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Em manuel ▁Mar ius ▁P ons ▁Br ing ier ), ▁the ▁F ashion ▁( home ▁of ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁and ▁partner ▁General ▁Richard ▁Taylor ), ▁and ▁Ros eland ▁plant ations . ▁Ken ner ▁was ▁a ▁hors eman ▁( with ▁a ▁race ▁track ▁built ▁at ▁Ash land ), ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁a ▁g amb ler , ▁an ▁invent or , ▁and ▁a ▁politician . ▁Property ▁also ▁included ▁le ases ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Bas in ▁Canal ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁with ▁Taylor . ▁Ken ner ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Louisiana ▁J ockey ▁Club . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁m ansion ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1