Antebellum architecture

What is antebellum architecture? These grandiose homes are commonly found in the Deep South. Here's a look at their defining features—and complicated past.

Temple Heights-One of the South's most outstanding antebellum homes, ca 1837, features 4 floors of history, charm, and elegance. With 14 Doric columns and porches on three facades, this home has been lovingly restored. The highly acclaimed gardens offer both beauty and serenity. This wonderful estate, which comes with a guesthouse, has often been showcased in both print and broadcast. This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Historic American Building Survey, and…

The image you provided is of the Marietta Mansion, located at 1055 Marietta Parkway in Marietta, Georgia. It was built in 1859 by Dr. William H. Jones, a...

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Who hasn't fallen under the spell of the Southern Antebellum home? This elegant style is actually named for a time period, not a design. The word Antebellum comes from the Latin "before war" and this architecture is named for the thirty to forty years before the American civil war from 1820 to 1860. The actual architecture falls into Greek Revival, Classical Revival, or Federal with grand, symmetrical, and boxy homes with center entrances in the front and rear, balconies, and columns or…

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What is antebellum architecture? These grandiose homes are commonly found in the Deep South. Here's a look at their defining features—and complicated past.