The Dellet Plantation, also known as Dellet Park, is a plantation and historic district about 3 miles northwest of the ghost town of Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama. The historic district covers 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) and includes 17 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and one site.[1] The plantation was established by James Dellet, a prominent judge and United States Congressman, during the late 1810s, and transitioned from slave labor to tenant farming after the Civil War. The Federal style plantation house, with a two-tiered Doric portico on the front, was built between 1835 and 1840 by Dellet.[2][3]
Dellet Plantation | |
Nearest city | Claiborne, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 31°34′19″N 87°32′39″W / 31.57194°N 87.54417°W |
Area | 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) |
Built | 1835-1850 |
Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular farm structures |
NRHP reference No. | 93001517[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 2, 1994 |