Breston Plantation House

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Breston Plantation House
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LocationAbout 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Columbia on east bank of Riverton Lake
Coordinates 32°10′13″N92°05′53″W / 32.17019°N 92.098°W / 32.17019; -92.098
Area0.18 acres (0.073 ha)
Builtc.1835
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 80001709 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1980

Breston Plantation House in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, was built in the 1830s. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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It is located behind the levee on the east bank of Riverton Lake, formerly the bed of Ouachita River, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) above Columbia, Louisiana, near the community of Riverton. [2] [3]

The house shows a mixture of French Creole architecture and Greek Revival architecture. Exterior Greek Revival elements are its five-bay front facade, with center emphasis; six molded Doric posts and entablature of the front gallery; six matching pilasters along the front wall of the house. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Breston Plantation House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2017. with photo and two maps Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Mr. and Mrs. Uriah M. Youngblood (Spring 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Breston Plantation House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2018. With four photos from 1980.