Blythewood (Amite City, Louisiana)

	Blythewood
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	205 Elm St., Amite, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°43′51″N 90°29′55″W / 30.73083°N 90.49861°W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1888
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	82002795
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1982

Blythewood is a historic mansion in Amite City, Louisiana, U.S..

History[edit]

The land was granted by New Spain to Reliegh Self.^[2] A cotton plantation with a mansion was built prior to the American Civil War of 1861–1865.^[2] However, the mansion was subsequently burned down.^[2]^[3]

A new mansion was built for Daniel Hardy Sanders from 1885 to 1888.^[2] It was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style by Drake & Anderson.^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1982.^[4] It serves as a bed & breakfast.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "History of Blythewood Plantation". Blythewood Plantation. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
^ Sternberg, Mary Ann (1989). The Pelican Guide to Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company: Gretna, Louisiana. p. 138. ISBN 9780882896984. OCLC 18682630.
^ "Blythewood". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[historyofblythewood-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "History of Blythewood Plantation". Blythewood Plantation. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

[sternberg138-3] Sternberg, Mary Ann (1989). The Pelican Guide to Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company: Gretna, Louisiana. p. 138. ISBN 9780882896984. OCLC 18682630.

[npsbly-4] "Blythewood". National Park Service. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

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