Idlewild (Talladega County, Alabama)

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.^[1]

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
Area	14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built	1843
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	93001012[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1993
Designated ARLH	March 19, 1993[2]

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 1829. 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.^[3]

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  William Blount McClellan and wife Martha, plantation owners