Monte Verdi Plantation
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Monte Verdi Plantation
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| Nearest city | Cushing, Texas |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| NRHP Reference # | 14000104[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 2014 |
The Monte Verdi Plantation is a historic Southern plantation in Rusk County, Texas. It was used to grow cotton in the Antebellum South.
History
Julien Sidney Devereux, a member of the Sixth Texas Legislature, purchased land from 1845 onwards.[2] By 1849, he called it Monte Verdi, which means "green mountain" in Italian.[2] By 1850, seventy-four African slaves worked on the plantation.[2] They produced 120 bales of cotton every year, making it one of the 100 most productive plantations in Texas.[2] At its peak, the plantation covered 10,700 acres.[3]
The mansion was built from 1856 to 1857.[2] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2] It is two story high, with six Doric columns and a balcony on the second floor.[2] It was restored by Emmett F. Lowry and his wife in the early 1960s.[2]
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.[4]
Historic site
The plantation house has been a Texas Historical Landmark since 1964.[2] Additionally, the 100 acre core of the plantation has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 31, 2014.[2] The historic core area preserves the history of a large cotton plantation, active for many years surrounding the Civil War. The Greek Revival plantation house is a good example of its type and retains much of its original materials. The main house, restored in 1960, has an L-shaped plan for the first floor and a rectangular plan for the second; a total of 2960 square feet. The plantation main house and a water well are historic structures at the site, which also includes a relocated house and several structures of more recent vintage that are not contributing resources.[3]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Christopher Long, "MONTE VERDI PLANTATION," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ccm02), accessed April 04, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Includes photos.
- ↑ Dorman H. Winfrey, Julien Sidney Devereux and His Monte Verdi Plantation (Waco: Texian Press, 1962)
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