D'Antignac House

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D'Antignac House
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Nearest city Crescent, Georgia
Coordinates 31°30′35″N81°21′47″W / 31.5098°N 81.3631°W / 31.5098; -81.3631
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Builtc.1790
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 77001503 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1977

The D'Antignac House near Crescent, Georgia, United States, was a historic house built c. 1790, when George Washington was president, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

James A. LaRoche, steps of the D'Antignac House James A.LaRoche,steps of the D'Antignac House.jpg
James A. LaRoche, steps of the D'Antignac House

It was a Federal style raised coastal cottage. [2]

It was demolished without warning to neighbors or anyone else on the night of July 8–9, 2007, and the property was listed for sale at $5,175,000. [2] The property had been rezoned to allow development on the property with condition that the historic house be preserved. [3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Gone but not forgotten: The Life and Death of D'Antignac House" (PDF). The Rambler. Winter 2008. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. Mike Morrison (December 23, 2007). "McIntosh growth has a price tag". Florida Times-Union.