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Feb 1, 2016 · Here, we’ve rounded up some of the most glorious Southern homes of a bygone era, from the majestic Oak Alley just outside New Orleans with its iconic allée of moss-covered trees to the quirky ...
Sep 21, 2022 · Antebellum houses are massive, opulent mansions (generally plantation estates) erected in the American South around three decades before the onset of the American Civil War. In this article, we will explore the history of Antebellum-style homes.
Antebellum architecture is especially characterized by Georgian, Neo-classical, and Greek Revival style homes and mansions. These plantation houses were built in the southern American states during roughly the 30 years before the American Civil War; approximately between the 1830s to 1860s.
Sep 12, 2019 · Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, is home to the South’s largest antebellum mansion. The ornate, Greek and Italianate style mansion is bursting with opulence and demonstrates the vast wealth of prestigious sugarcane planter John Hampden Randolph.
Jul 3, 2019 · From grand, pillared Greek Revival mansions to stately Federal style estates, America's antebellum-era architecture reflects the power and idealism of wealthy landowners in the American South, prior to the Civil War. Plantation homes continue to rival Gilded Age mansions as America's grand estates. A few examples of antebellum homes include Oak ...
Jan 4, 2017 · Early American log homes, whose simple, crudely built designs were constructed of organic matter “became a symbol of the independent and self-sufficient spirit of the pioneer,” Preservation ...
Nov 13, 2022 · Antebellum architecture is a term used to characterize a style of grand residences largely found in the Southern United States, especially the Deep South, built in the 19th century. As grandiose...
