Eden (Gardner, Louisiana)
Eden near Gardner, Louisiana is a house built perhaps around 1850. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Eden | |
| Nearest city | Gardner, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°19′53″N 92°40′42″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c.1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000554[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1984 |
It is a central hall plan house, two rooms deep, with a rear ell wing. While family history suggests it was built around 1830 by Pleasant H. Hunter, evidence such as its heavy ogee moldings suggest a later date. In 1984, its original four chimneys and four aedicule style mantels survived.[2]
It is located off Highway 121, near its intersection with Highway 1200, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Boyce, Louisiana.[2]
It was listed as one result of a study of 10 Neo-Classical farm-plantation houses along Bayou Rapides. As for several of the others (China Grove, Geneva, Hope, Island Home, Longview, Eden was modified by addition of hood along its original gallery, termed a false gallery, which provides additional protection from the rain, detracting somewhat but not greatly from its original appearance.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Standing Structures Survey: Eden". National Park Service. Retrieved March 30, 2019. With accompanying 12 photos from 1984
- Louisiana's National Register staff; Rae Swent; Alice Hunter (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places: Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2019.