Plantation Tour - Black River House

Many of you might recognize the next stop on our tour as the house in the movie The Notebook.  This means nothing to me, but Johanna was rather excited.  The house was built in 1919 and is thought to be a Sears Kit House.  Exhaustive research has neither proven nor dis-proven this theory.  The house has a very stately neoclassical facade and is a clear representation of early 20th century ideals of Classicism.  Unlike many of the older 19th century plantation homes we visited, Black River displays a higher degree of ornamentation.  Nonetheless the house is quite beautiful. While walking around the grounds, you can see in the photos the sky got rather dark and it began raining.  We left quickly to try an see a couple more spots before the rain washed out the rest of the day.  

               Old man sitting in a rocker with the American Flag, classic. 

 Front of the house

 Rear of the house was just as nice as the front.