3 December 2018 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Architecture
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Rosedown Plantation House in St. Francisville, Louisiana © Z28scrambler/cc-by-sa-3.0
Antebellum architecture (meaning “prewar”, from the Latin
ante, “before”, and
bellum, “war”) is the
neoclassical architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century
Southern United States, especially the
Deep South, from after the birth of the
United States with the
American Revolution, to the start of the
American Civil War. Antebellum architecture is especially characterized by
Georgian,
Neo-classical, and
Greek Revival style
plantation homes and
mansions.
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