Dellet Plantation

The Dellet Plantation, also known as Dellet Park, is a plantation and historic district about 3 miles northwest of the ghost town of Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama. The historic district covers 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) and includes 17 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and one site.[1] The plantation was established by James Dellet, a prominent judge and United States Congressman, during the late 1810s, and transitioned from slave labor to tenant farming after the Civil War. The Federal style plantation house, with a two-tiered Doric portico on the front, was built between 1835 and 1840 by Dellet.[2][3]

Dellet Plantation
The James Dellet House on the Dellet Plantation, built 1835-1840.
Dellet Plantation is located in Alabama
Dellet Plantation
Dellet Plantation is located in the United States
Dellet Plantation
Nearest cityClaiborne, Alabama
Coordinates31°34′19″N 87°32′39″W
Area4,000 acres (1,600 ha)
Built1835-1850
Architectural styleFederal, Vernacular farm structures
NRHP reference No.93001517[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 2, 1994

References
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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Sarah Kershaw (April 14, 2008). "Amid the Ghosts of Alabama". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. "The Victorian Society in America: 41st Annual Meeting" (PDF). The Victorian Society in America. 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
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