Madewood
United States historic place. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Madewood Plantation House, also known as Madewood, is a former sugarcane plantation house on Bayou Lafourche, near Napoleonville, Louisiana. It is located approximately two miles east of Napoleonville on Louisiana Highway 308. A National Historic Landmark, the 1846 house is architecturally significant as the first major work of Henry Howard, and as one of the finest Greek Revival plantation houses in the American South.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | E of Napoleonville on LA 308, Napoleonville vicinity, LA |
| Parish | Assumption Parish |
| Listed | Oct 30, 1973 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Madewood Plantation House |
| Reference number | 73000860 |
| Architect | Henry Howard |
| Type of place | plantation |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings, 2 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | E of Napoleonville on LA 308, Napoleonville, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.9270° N, 90.9945° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve · 52 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Madewood listed on the National Register?
Oct 30, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Madewood?
Henry Howard, working in the Greek Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Madewood?
E of Napoleonville on LA 308, Napoleonville vicinity, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. The nearest national park unit is Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 52 miles away.
What does the Madewood listing include?
The listing counts 5 contributing resources. Those are 3 buildings and 2 sites. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Madewood?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Madewood?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000860. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.