Madewood Plantation House, also known simply as Madewood, is a former sugarcane plantation house on Bayou Lafourche near Napoleonville, Louisiana. Built in 1846, it was the first major architectural work of Henry Howard and is considered one of the finest Greek Revival plantation houses in the American South. It is a designated National Historic Landmark.
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1. Madewood Plantation House (Wikidata)
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The interior exhibits high quality woodwork, mostly cypress, with some of it painted to resemble other materials, such as marble, oak, and other exotic woods.
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