Kenilworth Plantation House
Historic house in Louisiana, United States
United States historic place
Kenilworth Plantation House | |
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29°52′2″N 89°48′51″W / 29.86722°N 89.81417°W / 29.86722; -89.81417 | |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
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| Architectural style | French Creole |
| MPS | Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000317[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 2006 |
The Kenilworth Plantation House is a historic plantation house located at 2931 Bayou Road in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. According to a sign in front of the house, the French Creole style house was built in 1759. Its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, however, indicates it was built circa 1820. During the early 19th century, the French Creole style was the predominant architectural form of St. Bernard Parish; however, most of the parish's French Creole buildings from the period are no longer standing, and Kenilworth is one of the best-preserved examples of the style.
The two-story house has a raised basement, and the upper story is considered the primary living space. A gallery supported by turned colonnettes surrounds both stories of the house; all entrances from the gallery feature French doors. The house's hipped roof has an intricate truss support system and exposed, shaped rafter tails typical of Creole designs.[2]
Since 1964, the home has been owned by Dr. Valentino Acosta, an Arabi dentist and his family.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 2006.[1]
The house was a filming location for the movie Stay Alive.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Kenilworth Plantation House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Database. Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Dr Acosta died in 1992 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
External links
- Louisiana National Register of Historic Places Database entry for the Kenilworth Plantation House
Media related to Kenilworth Plantation House, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana at Wikimedia Commons
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