D'Antignac House

The D'Antignac House near Crescent, Georgia was a historic house built c. 1790, when George Washington was president, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

James A. LaRoche, steps of the D'Antignac House
D'Antignac House
Nearest cityCrescent, Georgia
Coordinates31.5098°N 81.3631°W / 31.5098; -81.3631
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Builtc.1790
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.77001503[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1977

It was a Federal style raised coastal cottage.[2]

It was demolished without warning to neighbors or anyone else on the night of July 8–9, 2007, and the property was listed for sale at $5,175,000.[2] The property had been rezoned to allow development on the property with condition that the historic house be preserved.[3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Gone but not forgotten: The Life and Death of D'Antignac House" (PDF). The Rambler. Winter 2008. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. Mike Morrison (December 23, 2007). "McIntosh growth has a price tag". Florida Times-Union.


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