Liendo Plantation
Appearance
Liendo Plantation | |
Location | 2 mi. NE of Hempstead, Texas |
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Coordinates | 30°5′49″N 96°1′47″W / 30.09694°N 96.02972°W |
Built | 1853 |
Architect | Leonard W. Groce |
Architectural style | Late Greek Revival |
MPS | Waller County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 71000970 [1] |
RTHL No. | 9395 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
Designated RTHL | 1964 |
Liendo Plantation is an historic cotton plantation in Waller County, Texas, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971. Named for original owner José Justo Liendo, the land was sold in 1841 to Leonard Waller Groce. In 1873, the plantation was sold to artist Elisabet Ney and her physician husband Edmund Montgomery.[2] Ney is buried on the grounds.[3]
In 1936, Liendo was designated Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 9396.[4] In 1964, RTHL number 9395 was placed on the property.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Meischen, Betty Smith (2002). From Jamestown to Texas. IUniverse. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-0-595-24223-8.
- ^ Beazley, Julia. "Liendo Plantation". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Lienco Plantation". Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Liendo Plantation second marker". RTHL. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2011.