Longwood (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Encyclopedia
Longwood is a house located at 10417 River Road in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
. Directly across the street is a levee
holding back the Mississippi River
.
Style with four Doric
columns supporting the two front porches. It was built in a non-traditional "T" floor pattern. A rear addition was added in the late 19th century, and the kitchen brought up after that. The indoor corridors, however, are a cruciform
pattern. Except for the kitchen, the house was built all together in its entirety.
There are four chimneys that feed into 7 rooms They are on two floors at either end of the house and two in the middle.
on July 17, 1983. It is one of four remaining plantation homes in the Baton Rouge area still is good condition.
Many of Baton Rouge's antebellum
homes have been lost due to urbanization
and decay but Longwood remains one of four still left in its style. However, Longwood is unique in that it is one of the few plantation homes in the region that did not add an additional "L" wing when modernizing. The result is the cruciform style mentioned previously.
, used to occupy all the land from the Mississippi River
to Highland Road. The original tract was a land grant from the King of Spain.
The changes can be considered minor since they did not affect the house's architecture.
A shed and barn are located on the property and are thought to have been built in 1928.
The 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) property, with three contributing buildings, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Directly across the street is a levee
Levee
A levee, levée, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels...
holding back the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
.
Style
The house is two storied and built in the Greek RevivalGreek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
Style with four Doric
Doric
Doric may refer to:* Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians* Doric order, a style of ancient Greek architecture* Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode* Doric dialect...
columns supporting the two front porches. It was built in a non-traditional "T" floor pattern. A rear addition was added in the late 19th century, and the kitchen brought up after that. The indoor corridors, however, are a cruciform
Cruciform
Cruciform means having the shape of a cross or Christian cross.- Cruciform architectural plan :This is a common description of Christian churches. In Early Christian, Byzantine and other Eastern Orthodox forms of church architecture this is more likely to mean a tetraconch plan, a Greek cross,...
pattern. Except for the kitchen, the house was built all together in its entirety.
There are four chimneys that feed into 7 rooms They are on two floors at either end of the house and two in the middle.
Historic Significance
Longwood was added to Louisiana's National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on July 17, 1983. It is one of four remaining plantation homes in the Baton Rouge area still is good condition.
Many of Baton Rouge's antebellum
Antebellum architecture
Antebellum architecture is a term used to describe the characteristic neoclassical architectural style of the Southern United States, especially the Old South, from after the birth of the United States in the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War...
homes have been lost due to urbanization
Urbanization
Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....
and decay but Longwood remains one of four still left in its style. However, Longwood is unique in that it is one of the few plantation homes in the region that did not add an additional "L" wing when modernizing. The result is the cruciform style mentioned previously.
History
Longwood, a former sugar cane plantationPlantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
, used to occupy all the land from the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
to Highland Road. The original tract was a land grant from the King of Spain.
Changes
Since construction of the house several changes have been made. An outbuilding was moved to the house and converted into a kitchen. Several wooden paneled doors were replaced with glass ones. Bathroom and closets were added to several rooms with windows for the bathrooms.The changes can be considered minor since they did not affect the house's architecture.
A shed and barn are located on the property and are thought to have been built in 1928.
The 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) property, with three contributing buildings, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983.