Monte Verdi Plantation
Monte Verdi Plantation | |
Location | 11992 CR 4233, Cushing, Texas |
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Coordinates | 31°54′6″N 94°52′15″W / 31.90167°N 94.87083°W |
Area | 100.00 acres (40.47 ha) |
Built | 1854 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
Website | Monte Verdi Plantation |
NRHP reference No. | 14000104[1] |
RTHL No. | 11021 (Plantation) 10960 (Birdwell House) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 31, 2014 |
Designated RTHL | 1964 (Plantation) 1967 (Birdwell House) |
The Monte Verdi Plantation is an historic cotton plantation in Rusk County, Texas, worked by enslaved Black people until the June 19, 1865, emancipation of the slaves in the state.[2]
History
The plantation house was built from 1856 to 1857.[3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[3] It is two story high, with six Doric columns and a balcony on the second floor.[3] Emmett F. Lowry and his wife restored it in the early 1960s.[3]
In 1962, historian Dorman H. Winfrey wrote a history of the plantation entitled Julien Sidney Devereux and His Monte Verdi Plantation, published by the Waco-based Texian Press.[5]
Historic site
The plantation house has been a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1964.
The plantation includes the Birdwell House, a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark designated in 1967. The c. 1840 house, initially located in Mount Pleasant, is a noncontributing building to the plantation as it was moved to the property after the period of historical significance for the plantation's NRHP nomination and was removed from its original context.[4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rusk County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Rusk County
References
- ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 3/31/14 through 4/05/14". National Park Service. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "TSHA | Juneteenth". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Christopher Long, "MONTE VERDI PLANTATION," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ccm02), accessed April 04, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ a b c Jake McAdams; Carlyn Hammons (May 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Monte Verdi Plantation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-07. Includes photos.
- ^ Dorman H. Winfrey, Julien Sidney Devereux and His Monte Verdi Plantation (Waco: Texian Press, 1962)