This house has so many amazing details! This could be beautiful with a lot of work, and a lot of money. The Brame Bennett House was built in 1842. It is located on 1.85 acres in Clinton, Louisiana. The price just came down some, but it probably needs to come down more. The house features an old water well and even that has amazing details. The house features tall ceilings, a covered front porch, original windows, original shutters, grand staircase, ceiling medallions, wide baseboards and intricate crown moulding. There is a detached summer kitchen on the property. Three bedrooms, one bathroom and 2,835 square feet. $315,000
Contact Peter Patout with Talbot Historic Properties: 504-481-4790
From the Zillow listing:
The Brame-Bennett House is one of the most charming and important small, Neo-Classical Greek Revival houses in the South. Built in 1840, the house is on the National Register of Historic Places. In total need of restoration. Remarkable surviving architectural details – be sure and look through the pictures to see the level of sophistication throughout the house. Double parlor and center hall running the entire length of the first floor. Double hung windows provide an enormous amount of natural light. Thick brick masonry walls are covered with plaster on inside and stucco on the outside. A conservation plan and drawings is also available at conservator’s office in Covington. In 1971, Debra Van Bicketts completed a Master’s Thesis, “The Brame-Bennett house of Clinton, Louisiana: a study of Greek Revival domestic architecture.” Link: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/11333. This property includes two rare dependencies: 1. Classical water well with original roof overstructure. 2. Two-room brick kitchen building. Both rare surviving structures in the United States. This is a restorers dream with amazing possibilities and flexibility. Total acreage is +/- 1.85 acres which includes an old cemetery.
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