Stone Plantation
Stone Plantation is a historic Greek Revival plantation house and former cotton-producing plantation complex near Montgomery, Alabama.
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Overview
Stone Plantation, also called Young Plantation and the Barton Warren Stone House, is a historic property on Old Selma Road on the outskirts of Montgomery, Alabama. It is not a commercial consumer brand; the name identifies a nineteenth-century plantation house and the agricultural estate associated with it. The surviving principal residence is a two-story brick building constructed around 1852 for Barton Warren Stone. Its design is primarily Neoclassical Greek Revival, distinguished by a monumental Doric hexastyle portico, with some Italianate influence. A smokehouse also survives on the grounds, while the wider historic setting included an orchard and mature plantings such as camellias and azaleas. The property formed part of the Stone family's plantation holdings in central Alabama. Barton Warren Stone was the son of Warren Henley Stone of Poynton Manor in Charles County, Maryland, and Martha Bedell of Alamance County, North Carolina. His parents established Magnolia Crest in Lowndes County during the 1830s, and Barton Stone later owned several plantation houses, including the property known as the Home Place, Duck Pond, and Prairie Place. Stone Plantation was associated with cotton cultivation and included a cotton gin. By 1860, Stone held approximately 5,000 acres in Montgomery County and a further 2,000 acres in Autauga County, along with 83 enslaved people. The plantation's antebellum agricultural production therefore depended on the forced labor of enslaved African Americans, a central part of its historical context. Barton Warren Stone died in 1884. The property later passed out of the Stone family's ownership: L. C. Young acquired it in 1901, and Jesse D. Baggett acquired it in 1933. These later ownership changes contributed to the property's alternate identification as Young Plantation, while the Barton Warren Stone House name emphasizes its original association with the builder. The house's architectural integrity and surviving outbuilding led to formal historic recognition. Alabama added the property to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 28, 2000. On December 31, 2001, Stone Plantation was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance. Its significance is therefore principally heritage-based rather than commercial: it represents antebellum plantation architecture, the history of cotton agriculture in Alabama, the social and economic system of slavery, and the preservation of a comparatively intact Greek Revival residence. Publicly available reference material does not establish a current commercial operator, visitor business, corporate owner, or branded product line.
History
Stone Plantation is a nineteenth-century historic property located along Old Selma Road near Montgomery, Alabama. The site is also known as Young Plantation and the Barton Warren Stone House. Its principal building was constructed around 1852 for Barton Warren Stone, a member of a plantation-owning family with roots in Maryland and North Carolina. Stone's parents established Magnolia Crest in Lowndes County in the 1830s, and Barton later controlled multiple plantation residences and agricultural properties in central Alabama. The main residence, referred to within the Stone family as the Home Place, is a two-story brick masonry house. Its most prominent feature is a monumental Doric hexastyle portico, an architectural treatment associated with Greek Revival interpretations of classical design. The house also incorporates some Italianate influence. The surrounding grounds historically included an orchard and ornamental plantings, including mature camellias and azaleas. A smokehouse remains as an associated surviving outbuilding, offering evidence of the property's former domestic and agricultural organization. Before the American Civil War, the plantation was known for cotton production and operated a cotton gin. Its economic history was inseparable from slavery. In 1860, Barton Warren Stone was recorded as owning 83 enslaved people, approximately 5,000 acres in Montgomery County, and an additional 2,000 acres in Autauga County. The scale of the acreage and labor force placed the property within the antebellum cotton plantation economy of Alabama. Any interpretation of the site must therefore address both its architectural form and the coercive labor system that supported its agricultural production. Stone died in 1884 after having been married twice; all but one of his sons survived him. The property changed ownership in the twentieth century. L. C. Young acquired it in 1901, which accounts for the Young Plantation name found in historical references. Jesse D. Baggett became the owner in 1933. Available reference material does not identify subsequent owners, a current operating organization, or a commercial use. Preservation recognition came in two stages. Alabama placed Stone Plantation on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 28, 2000. The property was subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2001, with architecture cited as the basis for its significance. The designation reflects the survival of the brick Greek Revival residence, its classical portico, the associated smokehouse, and elements of the historic landscape. Stone Plantation is consequently best understood as a historic architectural and cultural resource, not as a contemporary brand with products, executives, marketing campaigns, or financial reporting.
- 2001
National Register listing
[1]The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31 for its architectural significance.
- 2000
Alabama heritage designation
[1]Stone Plantation was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 28.
- 1933
Acquisition by Jesse D. Baggett
[1]Jesse D. Baggett acquired the property.
- 1901
Acquisition by L. C. Young
[1]L. C. Young acquired the property, contributing to its later alternate name, Young Plantation.
- 1884
Death of Barton Warren Stone
[1]Barton Warren Stone died on January 14, 1884.
- 1860
Antebellum plantation operations documented
[1]The estate was associated with cotton production, a cotton gin, approximately 5,000 acres in Montgomery County, additional acreage in Autauga County, and the forced labor of 83 enslaved people.
- 1852
Construction of the main house
[1]A two-story brick residence was built for Barton Warren Stone in a Greek Revival style with Italianate influence.
Products and positioning
Historic property and architectural heritage site, rather than a commercial brand.
Recent events
- 2001
Stone Plantation listed on the National Register of Historic Places[1]
Other
Stone Plantation was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2001, with the listing recognizing its architectural significance.
- 2000
Stone Plantation added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage[1]
Other
The historic property received recognition on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 28, 2000.
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