The house was built in 1885 and was part of the Longbridge Plantation, a large postbellum plantation that covered over 2,500 acres. In front of the house are several crepe myrtle trees, including one that has been designated as the state's champion tree, which means that is is the largest known crepe myrtle tree in Arkansas. It towers over the lawn, over 60 feet tall.
It is a beautiful looking old house, though it looks like it is starting to deteriorate. Hopefully someone will be able to renovate and save this old place.
Next to the house are a few other old farm buildings, also silently weathering and fading with age.
The old house sits lonely and empty, and the plantation is long gone. But the land around it is still active and farmed. Which just shows the contradictions and stubbornness of the Delta, and its land, and its history. A history that is all around us, even if we don't see it as we speed down the road.
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