Echoes From The Attic and Poems, James Jackson Home, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Feb. 2001 Typed by Belford Carver Written by by Edna F. Campbell Copyrighted by Edna F. Campbell With special thanks to her family for permission to use her works. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ CEDAR RIDGE HAS OLD SOUTH AURA "Cedar Ridge," the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Jackson, is located on the Springfield Road with massive brick pillars signaling the quarter mile roadway leading to the house. The three-story structure is distinctive with its Virginian trends patterned after Monticello, the Charlottesville home of Thomas Jefferson. Entrances to the house are from four different points. Heirlooms, rare antiques and period furnishings keynote the spacious rooms where the high ceilings and walls of white are sharply contrasted with the dark woodwork. Hand-hooked rugs partially cover the rift-sawn Tennessee Oak flooring diagonally designed. An early Victorian medallion-back sofa and occasional chairs create a hospitable air and a seating arrangement in the large living room. Among the tables in the room is an empire marble top. A tapestry imported from Europe hangs above the mantel, and a crystal chandelier lends illumination. In its own niche, a Grandfather clock made in 1812, is a focal point with hand-painted porcelain face accenting the timepiece from London, England. Victorian furnishings emphasize the background in the bedrooms. A canopy top bed and hard-carved dressers, topped with beveled mirrors, are noted in the master bedroom. Victorian trends continue in the three bedrooms on the main floor where windows are draped in weaves harmonizing with the wall-to-wall carpeting. Baths in white and soft pastel tile adjoin the rooms, and a wide hallway lends access to all entrances. Numerous china cabinets are laden with heirloom china, silver bisque and glassware in the dining area and a federal cabinet just outside in the hall holds additional varieties. Queen Anne chairs and an oversize banquet table from one of the old homes in New Orleans lend elegance to the dining area where plate rails and treasured silver are added eclats. Sun streams in the windows of the glassed in solarium where groupings of cushioned chairs and tables have an invitational atmosphere. The kitchen of the home strikes a modern note with electrical equipment lending convenience. The walls are of combined paneling and papering. An informal dining room adjoins the kitchen, on the west and a large back porch with utility room at the eastside entrance. The basement is used for spare rooms, a workshop and storage. The third floor is the suite occupied by their son, Tom. This includes several bedrooms, bath and playroom. The spacious grounds surrounding the home are landscaped in all species of plants, dominated with azaleas, camellias and trees. Many of these were planted by the parents of the present owners, the Sneed Jacksons. (From ECHOES FROM THE ATTIC, VII, 1973, by Edna Campbell) (Pic of grandfather clock)