The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1980, due to its architectural significance.

[3] By the time of the 1850 United States census he and his wife, Emily James, were living at the plantation with three children and eighteen slaves.

[5] Rivière was apprehended on July 4, 1858, at the Hotel Napoleon in Hoboken, New Jersey, but he and Blount's daughter escaped prior to the trial.

[8] The house also features fine Greek Revival detailing, including eight fluted Doric columns supporting the front porch.

The front entrance door, centered in the five-bay facade, is surrounded by sidelights and surmounted by a transom light, with these flanked by pilasters and crowned with a simple entablature.