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Historic house in Louisiana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breston Plantation House in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, was built in the 1830s.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Breston Plantation House | |
Location | About 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Columbia on east bank of Riverton Lake |
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Coordinates | 32°10′13″N 92°05′53″W |
Area | 0.18 acres (0.073 ha) |
Built | c.1835 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80001709[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 22, 1980 |
It is located behind the levee on the east bank of Riverton Lake, formerly the bed of Ouachita River, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) above Columbia, Louisiana, near the community of Riverton.[2][3]
The house shows a mixture of French Creole architecture and Greek Revival architecture. Exterior Greek Revival elements are its five-bay front facade, with center emphasis; six molded Doric posts and entablature of the front gallery; six matching pilasters along the front wall of the house.[2][3]
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