Eden (Gardner, Louisiana)

Eden near Gardner, Louisiana is a house built perhaps around 1850. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Eden
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Gardner, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°19′53″N 92°40′42″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c.1850
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
NRHP reference No.	84000554[1]
Added to NRHP	December 5, 1984

It is a central hall plan house, two rooms deep, with a rear ell wing. While family history suggests it was built around 1830 by Pleasant H. Hunter, evidence such as its heavy ogee moldings suggest a later date. In 1984, its original four chimneys and four aedicule style mantels survived.[2]

It is located off Highway 121, near its intersection with Highway 1200, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Boyce, Louisiana.[2]

It was listed as one result of a study of 10 Neo-Classical farm-plantation houses along Bayou Rapides. As for several of the others (China Grove, Geneva, Hope, Island Home, Longview, Eden was modified by addition of hood along its original gallery, termed a false gallery, which provides additional protection from the rain, detracting somewhat but not greatly from its original appearance.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Standing Structures Survey: Eden". National Park Service. Retrieved March 30, 2019. With accompanying 12 photos from 1984
3. Louisiana's National Register staff; Rae Swent; Alice Hunter (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places: Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 24, 2019.