Sylvan Retreat, also known as the J. H. Pumphrey Home, is a historic raised former plantation house at 610 N. 3rd Street in Gibsland in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It was built in 1848 by William George Walker in another location, and was moved into Giblsland in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Sylvan Retreat
Sylvan Retreat is located in Louisiana
Sylvan Retreat
Location2935 Mount Lebanon Street, Gibsland, Louisiana
Coordinates32°32′58″N 93°03′17″W / 32.54947°N 93.05463°W / 32.54947; -93.05463
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1848
Built byWilliam George Walker
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Raised plantation house
NRHP reference No.79001053[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1979

It was built as a five-bay Greek Revival raised plantation house, with wood frame built of virgin cypress joined by mortises and pinned with wooden pegs. It had a front gallery and a hip roof. All doors and window sashes were cut on site and assembled with wooden pegs. It included five 17 by 20 feet (5.2 m × 6.1 m) rooms and a 12 by 35 feet (3.7 m × 10.7 m) central hall, with 15 feet (4.6 m) ceilings. It had front and rear galleries plus a separated kitchen.[2]

It was altered in 1884 by moving it to Gibsland, by combining four exterior fireplaces, and by reducing the front gallery to a four-column portico.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Sylvan Retreat / J. H. Pumphrey Home" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with three historic plans

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