Audubon Plantation, historic house in Louisiana, United States
Audubon Plantation is a Greek Revival house built around 1850 in East Baton Rouge Parish and constructed of wood with one and a half stories. The building features a central hall with two rooms on each side, front and rear galleries with decorative moldings, and three front-facing dormers with pediments.
The house was built around 1850 during the period when sugar plantations thrived in the region and Greek Revival architecture was fashionable among landowners. By 1892, records show it under the name Audubon with owner Octavius Bullion, and it later served mainly as a rental property rather than an active plantation.
The house carries the name Audubon, though its origin remains unclear and the name first appears in records from 1892. The layout with its central hall and surrounding galleries reflects how people organized daily life on a Southern plantation, showing the separation of public and private spaces.
The house sits on a quiet rural road surrounded by large trees and open land, making it straightforward to locate and explore at your own pace. Note that much of the original woodwork and interior details remain visible, though various modifications were made around 1900 and afterward to update certain areas like the rear gallery and plumbing.
Around 1900 the house underwent significant renovation, with the rear gallery converted into bathroom and service spaces, showing how residents adapted to modern conveniences while maintaining its core Greek Revival features. This makes it one of the few remaining examples of plantation architecture still standing in Ascension and East Baton Rouge parishes.
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