Elm Ridge Plantation

Elm Ridge Plantation is a historic plantation property in rural Hale County near Greensboro, Alabama. It is also identified by the names Hatch House and Holbrook House. The site is notable primarily as a historic place rather than as a commercial brand: its historical identity derives from the plantation landscape, its surviving buildings, and the architectural character of its principal residence. The main house was constructed around 1836. It is a one-story raised cottage-style building, a form associated with the architectural traditions of the antebellum American South. The property is also connected to the history of forced labor and plantation agriculture in Alabama. That context is essential to understanding the site: Elm Ridge Plantation represents not only a preserved historic structure but also a landscape shaped by slavery and the labor systems that supported plantation production in the region. The approximately 35-acre property contains five contributing buildings and one additional contributing structure. These resources form a historic group rather than an isolated house, allowing the site to convey aspects of the plantation's original setting and development. The surviving architectural ensemble was recognized by Alabama when Elm Ridge Plantation was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 2, 1990. The property was subsequently listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 1991. Its National Register significance is identified as architectural, reflecting the importance of the raised cottage-style house and the associated historic resources. The listing gives Elm Ridge Plantation a place within the documented historic architecture of Alabama and preserves its significance for research and public understanding. No evidence in the supplied reference material indicates that Elm Ridge Plantation operates as a consumer-facing brand, has a corporate parent, sells products under a commercial identity, or maintains a public company structure. Accordingly, commercial brand attributes such as products, executives, campaigns, financial performance, and operating markets are not applicable or are unavailable. The subject is best treated as a historic property and cultural heritage site, with its significance grounded in architecture, landscape, and the history of forced labor in the American South.

Elm Ridge Plantation is a historic property in rural Hale County, near Greensboro, Alabama. The site is also known as the Hatch House and Holbrook House. Its principal surviving building is a one-story raised cottage-style house constructed around 1836. The building belongs to the architectural history of antebellum Alabama and reflects a regional form of residential construction associated with plantation landscapes. The history of Elm Ridge Plantation must be understood in relation to the plantation economy and the forced-labor system that operated in the American South. The property is described as a historic forced-labor farm and plantation house. Its significance therefore includes both the physical survival of the house and the historical circumstances under which the agricultural landscape was established and maintained. The supplied reference material does not identify the original owner, builder, crop production, enslaved communities, later occupants, or detailed changes in ownership, so those aspects remain undocumented here. The historic property covers approximately 35 acres. In addition to the principal house, the nominated resources include five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure. The presence of multiple contributing resources helps preserve the relationship between the house and its surrounding plantation setting. Rather than representing only an individual residence, the property conveys a broader historic environment composed of buildings and landscape elements. Elm Ridge Plantation was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 2, 1990. The following year, on October 11, 1991, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register recognition was based on architectural significance. These designations formally documented the property's historic importance and placed it among Alabama's recognized cultural resources. The available material does not establish that Elm Ridge Plantation is a current operating business, hospitality venture, consumer brand, or publicly marketed attraction. It is consequently catalogued here as a historic site rather than assigned commercial activities. Its documented importance rests on the raised cottage-style house, the associated contributing resources, the preservation of a plantation-era setting, and the need to interpret that setting in connection with forced labor and Alabama's broader social and architectural history.

• 1991

  Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

  [1]Elm Ridge Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  The property was listed on October 11, 1991, with architectural significance identified as the basis for recognition.

• 1990

  Added to the Alabama Register

  [1]Elm Ridge Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  Elm Ridge Plantation was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 2, 1990.

• 1836

  Construction of the principal house

  [1]Elm Ridge Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  The one-story raised cottage-style plantation house was built around this time.

Historic plantation property and architectural heritage site, not a documented commercial brand.

1. 1Elm Ridge Plantationen.wikipedia.org