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The house was built in 1815 for Joseph Washington, his wife Mary née Cheatham, and their infant son George Augustine Washington (1815-1892). Washington, who, was the second cousin of George Washington, President of the United States developed it as a tobacco plantation, and his son continued to operate it for that commodity crop.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Mulberry Plantation is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of downtown Camden, and occupies more than 4,800 acres (1,900 ha) of land bordering the Wateree River. The main plantation house is located on a high point of the property, about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east of Sumter Highway, and is accessed via a drive from that road.
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is a state park in South Carolina, United States. Redcliffe Plantation, also known as Redcliffe, completed in 1859, is a Greek Revival plantation house located on the site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] [3] The house was designed by the baron Louis Berckmans and was built ...
Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation, also known as Narcisse Prud'homme Plantation, Beau Fort Plantation, and St. Charles Plantation, is a historic planation house and a former plantation, located in the unincorporated community of Bermuda, Louisiana near the village of Natchez. [2] It is one of the oldest plantations in the Cane River National ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Plantation estate of George Washington For other uses, see Mount Vernon (disambiguation). United States historic place Mount Vernon U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark Virginia Landmarks Register The Mount Vernon mansion in April 2020 Location ...
The plantation was established in 1823 by Dr Stephen Duncan (1787-1867), the wealthiest cotton planter and the second largest slaveowner in the Antebellum South. [3] [4] Cotton was the main cash crop grown here. [3] In 1835, William St. John Elliot purchased the plantation, who also owned D'Evereux.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Alabama that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.