Alice C Planation House - Franklin, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Large private home, located on Louisiana Highway 182. Sits off the highway, but was very noticable, due to its large size. I searched, and could not find any information on the house or history. I did find the Louisiana State Register page, located here and it states:

In contrast to the rest of South Louisiana, which is known for its French Creole architecture, St. Mary Parish is renown for its many major examples of the Greek Revival style. The parish was formed in 1811, and its parish seat, Franklin, was founded in 1808 by men with English rather than French names. The booming antebellum economy was based largely upon sugarcane, and area planters were among the wealthiest of the wealthy. They built impressive residences on their plantations and within the town of Franklin. Within the Franklin city limits alone there are eleven major Greek Revival residences, all of which have the size and grandeur to be called mansions. Then there are numerous galleried Greek Revival cottages scattered throughout town, some small and some fairly substantial in size. Looking beyond Franklin, one finds an additional seven large Greek Revival plantation houses. In short, while St. Mary has at least eighteen major Greek Revival residences and countless galleried cottages, the typical older parish in the state, by contrast, is fortunate to have a half dozen, whatever the size and quality. This special heritage represents the parish’s architectural apogee – its architectural signature, soto- speak. With the exception of a few turn-of-the-century landmarks, there has not been as impressive an architectural flowering in St. Mary since the Greek Revival. In the opinion of the State Historic Preservation Office, all surviving examples are significant because they contribute to the parish’s distinctive architectural identity. A notable number of St. Mary’s major Greek Revival houses are in the temple form, which is unusual in Louisiana. Most of the others are galleried houses. Two feature colossal galleries across the front, while Alice C has a double gallery. And while Alice C has some French Creole influences, stylistically it is overwhelmingly Greek Revival.

Street address: 10736 LA 182 Franklin, LA USA 70538 County / Borough / Parish: St. Mary Year listed: 2000 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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