Youpon Plantation, Plantation in Alabama, United States

Youpon Plantation, also known as the Mathews-Tait-Rutherford House, is a three-story Greek Revival plantation house near Canton Bend, Alabama. The house has a raised brick basement, two wood-frame stories above, a five-bay facade, and a central hallway that runs 40 feet (12 meters) long and 15 feet (4.5 meters) wide.

The house was completed in 1848 for William T. Mathews, with construction led by George Lynch, a builder from Maryland. Around 1900 it passed to the Tait family, whose descendants kept it until the Rutherford family bought it in 1999.

The name Youpon comes from the yaupon holly trees that once grew on the front lawn, a detail that still shapes how people talk about the place. Local historians often point to the house as a fine example of the pillared homes that define this part of Alabama.

The house sits in a rural setting, so you will need a car to get there and should plan your visit in daylight. The grounds are not regularly open to the public, so check ahead or arrange a visit through local heritage groups.

The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the 1930s, which produced detailed drawings and photographs that help document its original state. Those records are now a useful resource for anyone curious about how the place looked before later changes.