Albania Plantation House - Jeanerette, LA
N 29° 54.158 W 091° 39.014
15R E 630314 N 3308761
Large privately owned plantation home, located on Hwy. 182, between Baldwin and Jeanerette, LA.
Waymark Code: WM7RD6
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2009
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Very large plantation home. Easy to find, but obscured by tree cover, so pics are difficult. Private home, not much information found in searches. Hwy. 182 is a very busy road. I did find information from the State Register site, located
here, it states:
Albania is of local architectural significance because it contributes to the distinctly Greek Revival architectural
heritage of St. Mary Parish. Excluding New Orleans, St. Mary is one of three parishes considered to be major centers of
Greek Revival architecture in the state.
In contrast to the rest of South Louisiana, which is known for its French Creole architecture, St. Mary Parish is
renown for its many major examples of the Greek Revival style. The parish was formed in 1811, and its parish seat,
Franklin, was founded in 1808 by men with English rather than French names. The booming antebellum economy was
based largely upon sugarcane, and area planters were among the wealthiest of the wealthy. They built impressive
residences on their plantations and within the town of Franklin. Within the Franklin city limits alone there are eleven major
Greek Revival residences, all of which have the size and grandeur to be called mansions. Then there are numerous
galleried Greek Revival cottages scattered throughout town, some small and some fairly substantial in size. Looking
beyond Franklin, one finds an additional seven large Greek Revival plantation houses. In short, while St. Mary has at least
eighteen major Greek Revival residences and countless galleried cottages, the typical older parish in the state, by contrast,
is fortunate to have a half dozen, whatever the size and quality.