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Idlewild
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Idlewild in 2010
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Nearest city	Talladega, Alabama
Coordinates	33°28′15″N 86°2′53″W / 33.47083°N 86.04806°W / 33.47083; -86.04806
Area	14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built	1843
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	93001012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1993
Designated ARLH	March 19, 1993

Idlewild is a historic plantation house and historic district just east of Talladega, Alabama, United States. The property was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, due to its architectural significance.

History

After settling with his family in Talladega County, just east of the city of Talladega, William Blount McClellan established the plantation of Idlewild and built the house that stands today in 1843. The 1860 United States Census records him as having 46 African slaves.

William B. McClellan was born on January 22, 1798, in Knox County, Tennessee, and died on October 11, 1881, in Talladega County, Alabama. He married Martha Thompson Roby (b. November 18, 1809, Georgia, d. January 30, 1858, Talladega County, Alabama) on June 30, 1825, and together they had 16 children. William B. McClellan was a graduate of West Point, a brigadier-general of local Alabama militia, and later a colonel in the Confederate States Army.

• William Blount McClellan and wife Martha, plantation owners

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
2. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
3. Bowman, Camille A.; Melanie A. Betz (January 8, 1993). "Idlewild". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

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