Woodlands (Gosport, Alabama)
Woodlands | |
Location | Off U.S. 84, Gosport, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 31°35′3″N 87°34′24″W / 31.58417°N 87.57333°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Creole |
NRHP reference No. | 80000683[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 28, 1980 |
Designated ARLH | January 29, 1980[2] |
Woodlands, also known as the Frederick Blount Plantation, is a historic
Background
The house was built by Frederick Spaight Blount in 1840. Blount was born on November 13, 1808, in
A great scandal, known nationwide at the time, arose in 1858 when Frederick S. Blount accused Henri Arnous de Rivière, a French Army officer, of abducting his daughter, Miss Emily J. Blount, and wife, Mrs. Emily James Blount, and attempting to flee with them to Havana. Blount had allowed the engagement of his daughter to Rivière, but after discovering a supposed previous marriage broke the engagement and forbade Henri Rivière contact with her.[5] Rivière was apprehended on July 4, 1858, at the Hotel Napoleon in Hoboken, New Jersey, but he and Blount's daughter escaped prior to the trial.[6][7]
The affair was published in newspapers throughout the
Architecture
Woodlands is a wood-frame example of what is known regionally as a Carolina cottage, a form that is very similar in outward appearance to that of a
The house also features fine
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "ALABAMA REGISTER OF LANDMARKS & HERITAGE" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Bryan Family Papers, 1704-1940". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
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- ^ a b "A Frenchman in Difficulties-The Arrest of Capt. De Riviere" (PDF). New York Times. July 6, 1858. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Capt. de Riviere Arrested at Hoboken-Examination Postponed till Thursday-Present Aspect of the Case" (PDF). New York Times. July 7, 1858. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "The De Riviere Scandal" (PDF). New York Times. July 13, 1858. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Clarke County MPS". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 3, 2011.