China Grove (Gardner, Louisiana)

China Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Gardner, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°18′48″N 92°38′6″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1857
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
NRHP reference No.	84000553[1]
Added to NRHP	December 05, 1984

China Grove is a historic house located in Gardner, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1984. The house is considered to be an outstanding example of neo-classical and Greek Revival architecture; its Greek Revival woodwork in particular stands out among houses in the region.[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 (Eden, Geneva, Hope, Island Home, Longview), China Grove 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. "China Grove". National Register of Historic Places Database. Louisiana Office of Cultural Development - Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 7, 2012.^[permanent dead link‍]
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.