Monte Verdi Plantation
Monte Verdi Plantation | |
31°54′6″N 94°52′15″W / 31.90167°N 94.87083°W / 31.90167; -94.87083 | |
Area | 100.00 acres (40.47 ha) |
---|---|
Built | 1854 (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
Julien Sidney Devereux, a member of the Sixth Texas Legislature, purchased land from 1845 onwards.[3] By 1849, he called it Monte Verdi, which means "green mountain" in Italian.[3] By 1850, 74 enslaved African people worked on the plantation.[3] They produced 120 bales of cotton every year, making it one of the 100 most productive plantations in Texas.[3] At its peak, the plantation covered 10,700 acres.[4]
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.[3] Additionally, the National Register of Historic Places has listed the 100-acre core of the plantation since March 31, 2014.[3] The historic core area preserves the history of a large forced-labor cotton farm, active for many years surrounding the Civil War. The Greek Revival plantation house is a good example 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 2,960 square feet. The plantation's main house and a water well are historic structures at the site, including a relocated house and several structures of more recent vintage that are not contributing resources.[4]
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)
- v
- t
- e
by county
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Angelina
- Aransas
- Archer
- Armstrong
- Atascosa
- Austin
- Bailey
- Bandera
- Bastrop
- Baylor
- Bee
- Bell
- Bexar
- Blanco
- Borden
- Bosque
- Bowie
- Brazoria
- Brazos
- Brewster
- Briscoe
- Brooks
- Brown
- Burleson
- Burnet
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Callahan
- Cameron
- Camp
- Carson
- Cass
- Castro
- Chambers
- Cherokee
- Childress
- Clay
- Cochran
- Coke
- Coleman
- Collin
- Collingsworth
- Colorado
- Comal
- Comanche
- Concho
- Cooke
- Coryell
- Cottle
- Crane
- Crockett
- Crosby
- Culberson
- Dallam
- Dallas
- Dawson
- Deaf Smith
- Delta
- Denton
- DeWitt
- Dickens
- Dimmit
- Donley
- Duval
- Eastland
- Ector
- Edwards
- El Paso
- Ellis
- Erath
- Falls
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Fisher
- Floyd
- Foard
- Fort Bend
- Franklin
- Freestone
- Frio
- Gaines
- Galveston
- Garza
- Gillespie
- Glasscock
- Goliad
- Gonzales
- Gray
- Grayson
- Gregg
- Grimes
- Guadalupe
- Hale
- Hall
- Hamilton
- Hansford
- Hardeman
- Hardin
- Harris
- Harrison
- Hartley
- Haskell
- Hays
- Hemphill
- Henderson
- Hidalgo
- Hill
- Hockley
- Hood
- Hopkins
- Houston
- Howard
- Hudspeth
- Hunt
- Hutchinson
- Irion
- Jack
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jim Hogg
- Jim Wells
- Johnson
- Jones
- Karnes
- Kaufman
- Kendall
- Kenedy
- Kent
- Kerr
- Kimble
- King
- Kinney
- Kleberg
- Knox
- La Salle
- Lamar
- Lamb
- Lampasas
- Lavaca
- Lee
- Leon
- Liberty
- Limestone
- Lipscomb
- Live Oak
- Llano
- Loving
- Lubbock
- Lynn
- Madison
- Marion
- Martin
- Mason
- Matagorda
- Maverick
- McCulloch
- McLennan
- McMullen
- Medina
- Menard
- Midland
- Milam
- Mills
- Mitchell
- Montague
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Morris
- Motley
- Nacogdoches
- Navarro
- Newton
- Nolan
- Nueces
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
- Orange
- Palo Pinto
- Panola
- Parker
- Parmer
- Pecos
- Polk
- Potter
- Presidio
- Rains
- Randall
- Reagan
- Real
- Red River
- Reeves
- Refugio
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Rockwall
- Runnels
- Rusk
- Sabine
- San Augustine
- San Jacinto
- San Patricio
- San Saba
- Schleicher
- Scurry
- Shackelford
- Shelby
- Sherman
- Smith
- Somervell
- Starr
- Stephens
- Sterling
- Stonewall
- Sutton
- Swisher
- Tarrant
- Taylor
- Terrell
- Terry
- Throckmorton
- Titus
- Tom Green
- Travis
- Trinity
- Tyler
- Upshur
- Upton
- Uvalde
- Val Verde
- Van Zandt
- Victoria
- Walker
- Waller
- Ward
- Washington
- Webb
- Wharton
- Wheeler
- Wichita
- Wilbarger
- Willacy
- Williamson
- Wilson
- Winkler
- Wise
- Wood
- Yoakum
- Young
- Zapata
- Zavala