St. Emma Plantation

St. Emma
Nearest city Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°5′2″N 91°1′50″W / 30.08389°N 91.03056°W / 30.08389; -91.03056Coordinates: 30°5′2″N 91°1′50″W / 30.08389°N 91.03056°W / 30.08389; -91.03056
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 Ascension 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

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Martinez, Raymond J.; Jack D.L. Holmes (1969). New Orleans: Facts & Legends. Pelican Publishing. p. 136.
  3. Daspit, Fred (2006). Louisiana architecture, 1840-1860. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 263. ISBN 9781887366748.
  4. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4BKE_St_Emma_Plantation Louisiana State Historical Marker, located in front of plantation.


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