Tacony Plantation
The Tacony Plantation is a plantation with a historic mansion in Vidalia, Louisiana, U.S.. It was built in 1850, a decade prior to the American Civil War of 1861–1865, for Alfred Vidal Davis, Sr. (1826-1899).[2][3] One of his former slaves, John R. Lynch, became a politician after the war.[4]
Tacony Plantation House | |
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| Location | Along Taconey Plantation Road, about 450 yards (410 m) north of US 84, Vidalia, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 31°34′50″N 91°28′26″W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Rococo Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001059[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 1979 |
The plantation house, along with a 9 acres (3.6 ha) area, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Tacony" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 2, 2018. with two photos and two maps
- Mary Eidt and Don Terry of Tacony Restoration Project (January 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Tacony Plantation House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2018. With four photos from 1979.
- Meddleton, Stephen (2002). Black Congressmen During Reconstruction: A Documentary Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. p. 145. ISBN 9780313322815. OCLC 49611120.
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