Tacony Plantation

The Tacony Plantation is a former cotton 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][3] One of his former slaves, John R. Lynch, became a politician after the war.^[4]

Tacony Plantation House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Along Taconey Plantation Road, about 450 yards (410 m) north of US 84, Vidalia, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°34′50″N 91°28′26″W
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1850 (1850)
Architectural style	Renaissance, Rococo Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001059[1]
Added to NRHP	April 19, 1979

The plantation house, along with a 9 acres (3.6 ha) area, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1979.^[1]

See also

• List of plantations in Louisiana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Tacony" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 2, 2018. with two photos and two maps
3. Mary Eidt and Don Terry of Tacony Restoration Project (January 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Tacony Plantation House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2018. With four photos from 1979.
4. Meddleton, Stephen (2002). Black Congressmen During Reconstruction: A Documentary Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. p. 145. ISBN 9780313322815. OCLC 49611120.