Clarendon Plantation House

Clarendon Plantation House was a historic plantation residence located approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) west of Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. The house was constructed in 1842 by Jonathan Koen and represented the architecture and agricultural settlement patterns associated with nineteenth-century plantation communities in the region. It was later enlarged in 1890, when additional work and smaller structural alterations changed the building from its original configuration. The property was recognized for its historical significance when it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985. Its listing placed the house within the documented historic resources of Avoyelles Parish and reflected an effort to preserve significant examples of Louisiana's built heritage. The National Register designation did not prevent the structure's eventual loss. Clarendon Plantation House was demolished in May 1991, six years after its listing. Following the demolition, the property remained recorded in the National Register for many years. It was ultimately removed from the register on July 22, 2016. Because the building no longer exists, Clarendon Plantation House is best understood as a defunct historic property and architectural subject rather than an operating brand, commercial enterprise, or current visitor attraction. Available reference material does not establish a surviving organization, product line, corporate owner, public website, or continuing operation under the name.

Clarendon Plantation House was a historic residence situated about 1.3 miles west of Evergreen, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Its documented history begins with its construction in 1842 by Jonathan Koen. The available record identifies the building as a plantation house, placing it within the agricultural and settlement history of nineteenth-century Louisiana. No reliable information in the supplied references establishes the extent of the plantation's landholdings, the crops produced, the identities of later residents, or the property's ownership after Koen. In 1890, the house was enlarged and received several minor structural changes. This later work indicates that the building continued to be adapted after its initial construction, although the surviving reference material does not provide a detailed architectural inventory or identify the individual additions. The structure remained in the Evergreen area until its recognition as a historic resource in the twentieth century. Clarendon Plantation House was entered on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985. The designation documented the significance of the property within the historic resources of Louisiana and Avoyelles Parish. The listing, however, did not secure the building's long-term survival. In May 1991, the house was demolished. The circumstances of the demolition are not specified in the supplied material, and no claim is made here about the condition of the property, its ownership, or any preservation dispute. Despite the demolition, the property continued to appear in National Register records until July 22, 2016, when it was delisted. The removal formally reflected the fact that the historic structure was no longer extant. Today, Clarendon Plantation House is a documented but vanished historic property. Its significance lies in the historical record of its construction, nineteenth-century enlargement, National Register recognition, and eventual loss, rather than in any current commercial, institutional, or tourism operation.

• 2016

  National Register delisting

  [1]Clarendon Plantation Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The property was removed from the National Register of Historic Places on July 22.

• 1991

  Demolition

  [1]Clarendon Plantation Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The house was demolished in May, leaving the historic structure no longer extant.

• 1985

  National Register listing

  [1]Clarendon Plantation Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Clarendon Plantation House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9.

• 1890

  Expansion and structural alterations

  [1]Clarendon Plantation Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The house was enlarged and underwent several minor changes to its structure.

• 1842

  Construction of the plantation house

  [1]Clarendon Plantation Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Jonathan Koen built Clarendon Plantation House near Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

1. 1Clarendon Plantation Houseen.wikipedia.org