Tacony Plantation
Appearance
Tacony Plantation House | |
Location | Off U.S. 84, Vidalia, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°34′50″N 91°28′21″W / 31.58056°N 91.47250°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Rococo Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79001059[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 19, 1979 |
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] One of his former slaves, John R. Lynch, became a politician after the war.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 19, 1979.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Tacony Plantation House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Meddleton, Stephen (2002). Black Congressmen During Reconstruction: A Documentary Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. p. 145. ISBN 9780313322815. OCLC 49611120.