Alice C Plantation House, Greek Revival plantation house in Garden City, Louisiana, USA
The Alice C Plantation House is a two-and-a-half-story structure built with brick and cypress weatherboard, incorporating French Creole architectural elements throughout its form. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and sits in Franklin, Louisiana.
The house was built for Jotham Hulbert Bedell (1807–1859), who ran a sugar plantation and sugar mill on the property. The mill was removed in the 1950s. Alice and John Calder were later owners of the home.
The house takes its name from Alice Calder, who owned it with her husband John after Jotham Hulbert Bedell. Its walls are built in briquette entre poteaux, brick infill set between a timber frame, a French Creole technique rather than a Greek Revival one. The cypress weatherboard cladding is a local material choice.
The house stands along Highway 182 in Garden City near Franklin, in St. Mary Parish. The sugar mill that once served the plantation was removed in the 1950s, so the surviving structure is the house itself; the sources give no tour times, so confirm access before travelling.
The house appeared on film in the 1969 movie Easy Rider, earning a spot in cinema history. This connection to a famous film gives it added interest beyond its architectural importance.
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