Antebellum homes interior

A 7,400 square feet plantation-era mansion in Louisiana is going to auction.

"The Vampire Diaries," "In the Heat of the Night" and other Hollywood productions have also been filmed here.

Antebellum Home Tour 19th century historic Columbus Georgia Southern style restoration architecture interior design classic traditional

The next owner of this 6,000-square-foot antebellum home—on the market for $449,000—will receive financial help in shepherding its restoration.

359 Madison Rd, Monticello, GA 31064 $365,000 Sold for $345,000 Historic Jordan-Bellew, circa 1838. One of Monticello, Georgia's, historic trea

These historic Southern plantations are worth a visit on your next trip below the Mason-Dixon line

Step back in time and explore the grandeur of Mississippi's majestic antebellum homes, from the stunning Greek Revival architecture of Longwood in Natchez to the opulent Italianate-style Stanton Hall, and join a virtual tour to uncover the stories that whisper through the columns and verandas of these awe-inspiring mansions.

The south is such a beautiful part of this country with all its history, pride and glory but what I love the most, is the beauty of the antebellum homes.

Who hasn't fallen under the spell of the Southern Antebellum home? This elegant style is actually named for a time period, not a design. The word Antebellum comes from the Latin "before war" and this architecture is named for the thirty to forty years before the American civil war from 1820 to 1860. The actual architecture falls into Greek Revival, Classical Revival, or Federal with grand, symmetrical, and boxy homes with center entrances in the front and rear, balconies, and columns or…