8 4 1 , ▁and ▁presented ▁to ▁Ken ner ' s ▁wife . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁ante bell um ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁style , ▁the ▁si xty - foot ▁square , ▁two - story ▁home ▁has ▁ 2 8 ▁columns , ▁each ▁three ▁feet ▁square ▁and ▁thirty - five ▁feet ▁high . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁" grand est ▁and ▁largest ▁plant ation ▁house ▁ever ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁state ." ▁Tw elve - foot ▁wide ▁gall eries ▁wrap ▁around ▁the ▁building ▁on ▁both ▁flo ors . ▁The ▁building ▁had ▁eight ▁Italian - mar ble ▁fire p laces ▁which ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁v and als ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁Dun can ▁Ken ner ▁bought ▁out ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁plant ation ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁Ash land ▁Plant ation ▁after ▁Henry ▁Clay ' s ▁estate . ▁ ▁Ash land ▁Plant ation ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁Fre ed men ' s ▁Bureau ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁Ken ner ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁after ▁Ken ner ▁sw ore ▁an ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁Union . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁Ash land - B ow den ▁Plant ation ▁property ▁was ▁au ction ed , ▁being ▁adj ud ic ated ▁to ▁Hyp ol ite ▁P . ▁O us set ▁for ▁$ 8 5 , 1 0 0 . 0 0 ▁(