St. Emma Plantation Explained

St. Emma
Location:	Along Louisiana Highway 1, about 300yd south of intersection with Louisiana Highway 943
Nearest City:	Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Coordinates:	30.0842°N -91.0307°W
Built:	c. 1850
Architecture:	Greek Revival
Added:	June 30, 1980
Refnum:	80001695

St. Emma Plantation is a 13000acres former sugar plantation and house in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States.^{[1] [2]}

The plantation 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 and slaveholder, between 1854 and 1869.^{[4] [2]}

The house was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

External links

• Saint Emma Plantation National Park Service

Notes and References

1. Book: Martinez, Raymond J. . New Orleans: Facts & Legends . Jack D.L. Holmes . 136 . 1969 . .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001695}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: St. Emma]. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Flaherty. November 1979. National Park Service . March 19, 2018. With .
3. Book: Daspit, Fred . Louisiana architecture, 1840-1860 . 263 . 2006 . . 9781887366748 .
4. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4BKE_St_Emma_Plantation Louisiana State Historical Marker, located in front of plantation.