Built 1843 Designated ARLH March 19, 1993 Area 6 ha Nearest city Talladega | NRHP Reference # 93001012 Opened 1843 Added to NRHP 15 October 1993 | |
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Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
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.