Orton Plantation
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The Orton Plantation is a historic plantation house in Smithville Township in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Located beside the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Southport, Orto
Orton House
Luola's Chapel
Orton Plantation Gardens
Orton Plantation Gardens overlooking the Cape Fear River
Antebellum architecture
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Antebellum architecture 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
Orton Plantation
…States. Located beside the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Southport, Orton Plantation is considered to be a near-perfect example of Southern antebellum architecture. Built in 1735 by the co-founder of Brunswick Town, Colonel Maurice Moore, the Orton Plantation house is one of the oldest structures in…
Barrington Hall is one classic example of an antebellum home.
A historic home on the Battery in Charleston
The Herndon Glanton Reeves house, built in 1845 in Troup County, Georgia, was home to several prominent citizens and used as a hospital for both Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War. The detail on the staircase newel and on the wall are both common features of antebellum architecture.