Tacony Plantation House | |
Location | Along Taconey Plantation Road, about 450 yards (410 m) north of US 84, Vidalia, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°34′50″N 91°28′26″W / 31.58055°N 91.47395°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Rococo Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79001059[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 19, 1979 |
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]
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]