Avondale Plantation Home

Avondale Plantation Home is a historic residential building in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, near Clinton. The house dates from 1825 and is identified with the Avondale plantation site. Its architectural character is Greek Revival, a style associated with the formal classical vocabulary that became prominent in the American South during the nineteenth century. The building is described as a one-and-a-half-story house, giving it a relatively compact vertical profile while retaining the symmetrical and classically influenced appearance associated with the style. The house is located along Andrews Road, approximately 0.87 miles southeast of Louisiana Highway 10 and about 1.77 miles east of Clinton. At the time of its National Register documentation, it stood on an open hilltop near the town. Its setting and relationship to the surrounding rural landscape form part of the property's historical character, although the house's location has changed during its history. In 1980, Avondale Plantation Home was moved approximately 1.5 miles from the former Avon Plantation site to its documented location. The original site had subsequently been used as Camp Avondale, a Boy Scout summer camp. The relocation is a significant preservation event because it separated the building from its earlier plantation setting while allowing the historic structure to survive. The available reference material does not identify the person or organization responsible for the move, nor does it provide detailed information about the property's ownership, public access, restoration program, or present use. Avondale Plantation Home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1982. Its designation recognizes the historical and architectural importance of the building within Louisiana's inventory of historic properties. The National Register listing places it within the broader context of East Feliciana Parish's historic resources and Louisiana's plantation-house heritage. It should be understood as a named historic property rather than a commercial consumer brand: there are no documented product lines, retail offerings, corporate operations, or financial disclosures associated with it in the supplied sources. The property's documented importance rests principally on its age, Greek Revival design, connection with the Avondale plantation landscape, relocation history, and preservation status. Information available for this entry is limited, so details concerning its builders, enslaved labor, later residents, architectural alterations, current ownership, and visitation arrangements remain unconfirmed.

Avondale Plantation Home is a historic house associated with the Avondale plantation area near Clinton in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. The building was constructed in 1825. Its form is described as one and a half stories, and its architectural style is Greek Revival. This style is characterized broadly by classical inspiration and was widely used for substantial domestic and civic buildings in the United States during the nineteenth century. The available documentation identifies the house's architectural classification but does not name its architect, builder, original owner, or the people who lived there. The property was historically situated in a rural landscape near Clinton. By the late twentieth century, the original Avon Plantation site had ceased to function in its earlier context and had become the location of Camp Avondale, a Boy Scout summer camp. In 1980, the house was moved approximately 1.5 miles, or 2.4 kilometers, to the location recorded for the historic property. The relocation placed it on an open hilltop near Clinton and preserved the building as a freestanding historic resource. The supplied sources do not explain the engineering methods used, the condition of the house before the move, or the organizations involved in the preservation effort. The relocated house stands along Andrews Road, about 0.87 miles southeast of Louisiana Highway 10 and approximately 1.77 miles east of Clinton. Its documented setting is therefore close to the town while retaining a rural, elevated character. Because the building was moved from the former plantation site, its current setting is not identical to the original historical landscape. Nevertheless, the structure continues to represent the architectural and historical development of the area. On December 17, 1982, Avondale Plantation Home was entered on the National Register of Historic Places. The designation recognized the house as an important historic resource in Louisiana and placed it among the state's documented plantation and residential properties. The National Register recognition followed the relocation and helped establish the building's formal preservation record. The available reference material is brief and does not provide a complete social history of the plantation, information about the enslaved people who may have supported its operation, a chronology of later owners, details of alterations or restoration, or the property's current ownership and public accessibility. It also does not identify a commercial entity operating under the name. Accordingly, Avondale Plantation Home is best catalogued as a historic architectural property, with its principal documented themes being its 1825 construction, Greek Revival design, movement from the Avon Plantation site in 1980, and National Register listing in 1982.

• 1982

  National Register listing

  [1]Avondale Plantation Homeen.wikipedia.org

  Avondale Plantation Home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1982.

• 1980

  Relocation from the former plantation site

  [1]Avondale Plantation Homeen.wikipedia.org

  The house was moved approximately 1.5 miles from the Avon Plantation site to its documented location near Clinton. The former site had later become Camp Avondale, a Boy Scout summer camp.

• 1825

  Construction of the house

  [1]Avondale Plantation Homeen.wikipedia.org

  Avondale Plantation Home was built near the Avondale plantation area in what is now East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. The one-and-a-half-story house was designed in the Greek Revival style.

A documented historic property and architectural heritage site rather than a commercial product or operating brand.

1. 1Avondale Plantation Homeen.wikipedia.org