Emilie Plantation House - Garyville, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Private Italianate, Greek Revival style plantation home, located along River Rd. in Garyville. Looked to be in excellent condition, landscaped and well kept yard. House clean and painted. Looked like alittle work was being done to rear of home, but front looked great.

I searched for info, found none, except the Register Application, located here.

Emilie is a frame Greek Revival-Italianate raised cottage built in 1882. It is located behind the Mississippi River levee on the outskirts of the small town of Garyville. There have been a few alterations, but none are serious. Emilie illustrates how Louisianians often looked to the past when building a house in the 1870s and 1880s. Although the Italianate features, bolder molding profiles, and coal-burning corner fireplaces are obvious indications of a late date, the basic form, articulation and style of Emilie are redolent of a much earlier period. In short, it is basically the same sort of house that would have been built in the 1830s. Another retardataire aspect of Emilie is the brick-between-posts construction. Perhaps the most striking thing about the exterior of Emilie is its fairly steep pyramidal roof crowned by an Italianate cupola. The cupola features a band of windows topped by an Italianate balustrade. Equally noteworthy is the house's seven bay gallery with its Italianate balustrade, full entablature, end pilasters, and square columns with oversized multi-layer capitals. (The capitals reflect the Italianate influence.) The front of Emilie is stuccoed and was originally scored to resemble stone, although the lines are now faint. There is also a chair rail with a beaded board wainscot. The central doorway features a transom and sidelights with rounded panes. On either side of the doorway is a pair of six pane French doors with movable louver shutters.

Street address: Hwy. 44 GAryville, LA USA 70051 County / Borough / Parish: St. John the Baptist Year listed: 1989 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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