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Historic house in Louisiana, United States

United States historic place
St. Emma
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Emma Plantation is located in LouisianaSt. Emma PlantationShow map of LouisianaSt. Emma Plantation is located in the United StatesSt. Emma PlantationShow map of the United States
LocationAlong Louisiana Highway 1, about 300 yards (270 m) south of intersection with Louisiana Highway 943
Nearest cityDonaldsonville, Louisiana
Coordinates30°05′03″N 91°01′50″W / 30.08419°N 91.03067°W / 30.08419; -91.03067
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80001695
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1980

St. Emma Plantation is a 13,000-acre (5,300 ha) former sugar plantation and house in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States.

The plantation was the scene of a Civil War skirmish in the fall of 1862. The Greek Revival plantation house was owned by Charles A. Kock, a prominent sugar planter and slaveholder, between 1854 and 1869.

The house was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Martinez, Raymond J.; Jack D.L. Holmes (1969). New Orleans: Facts & Legends. Pelican Publishing. p. 136.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. Daspit, Fred (2006). Louisiana architecture, 1840-1860. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 263. ISBN 9781887366748.
  5. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4BKE_St_Emma_Plantation Louisiana State Historical Marker, located in front of plantation.

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