St. Emma Plantation
St. Emma Plantation is a 13,000-acre (5,300 ha) former sugar plantation and house in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2][3]
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| Location | Along Louisiana Highway 1, about 300 yards (270 m) south of intersection with Louisiana Highway 943 |
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| Nearest city | Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30°05′03″N 91°01′50″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001695[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1980 |
The plantation was the scene of a Civil War skirmish in the fall of 1862.[4] The Greek Revival plantation house was owned by Charles A. Kock, a prominent sugar planter, between 1854 and 1869.[5][3]
The house was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Martinez, Raymond J.; Jack D.L. Holmes (1969). New Orleans: Facts & Legends. Pelican Publishing. p. 136.
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Flaherty (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: St. Emma". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With two photos from 1979.
- Daspit, Fred (2006). Louisiana architecture, 1840-1860. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 263. ISBN 9781887366748.
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4BKE_St_Emma_Plantation Louisiana State Historical Marker, located in front of plantation.
External links
- Saint Emma Plantation National Park Service
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