Tacony Plantation

Tacony Plantation House
Location Off U.S. 84, Vidalia, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°34′50″N 91°28′21″W / 31.58056°N 91.47250°W / 31.58056; -91.47250Coordinates: 31°34′50″N 91°28′21″W / 31.58056°N 91.47250°W / 31.58056; -91.47250
Area less than one acre
Built 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Renaissance, Rococo Revival
NRHP Reference # 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

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Tacony Plantation House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. Meddleton, Stephen (2002). Black Congressmen During Reconstruction: A Documentary Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. p. 145. ISBN 9780313322815. OCLC 49611120.
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