St. Emma Plantation
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| Nearest city | Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°5′2″N 91°1′50″W / 30.08389°N 91.03056°WCoordinates: 30°5′2″N 91°1′50″W / 30.08389°N 91.03056°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Other, Raised plantation house |
| NRHP Reference # | 80001695[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1980 |
St. Emma Plantation is a 13,000-acre (5,300 ha) former sugar plantation and house in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2]
Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980, it was the scene of a Civil War skirmish in the fall of 1862.[3] The Greek Revival plantation house was owned by Charles A. Kock, a prominent sugar planter, between 1854 and 1869.[4]
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Martinez, Raymond J.; Jack D.L. Holmes (1969). New Orleans: Facts & Legends. Pelican Publishing. p. 136.
- ↑ 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.
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