Bannerman Plantation

Bannerman Plantation

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name = Bannerman Plantation


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location = Leon County, Florida
nearest_city = Tallahassee
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architecture = Greek Revival, Federal
added = June 6, 2002
refnum = 02000606cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Leon/state.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Leon County|date=2007-03-31|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
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Bannerman Plantation was a small plantation of approximately 1500 acres (6 km²) and located in northwest Leon County, Florida just north of the old unincorporated community of Meridian and west-northwest of Lake Iamonia. Bannerman Plantation was established by Charles Bannerman and known to be in existence in 1852.

Location

The plantation house is located at 13426 N. Meridian Rd. and is a 2 story home with porches on both floors that partially wrap to each side of the house. The porches are supported with 8 stately columns. Fireplaces are located at both left and right sides of the home. A kitchen extends off the left side of the home. The boundaries of Bannerman Plantation itself are unknown.

Plantation specifics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Bannerman Plantation had the following:
* Improved Land: 700 acres (3 km²)
* Unimproved Land: 800 acres (3 km²)
* Cash value of plantation: $14,475
* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $700
* Cash value of farm animals: $5000
* Number of slaves: 67
* Bushels of corn: 4,000
* Bales of cotton: 120

The owner

Charles Bannerman was from North Carolina.

Notes

Bannerman Plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/leon/census/1860agri.txt Rootsweb Plantations]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/flleon.htm Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Sschedules]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/markers/markers.cfm?ID=leon Florida Historical Markers Program]
*Paisley, Clifton; "From Cotton To Quail", University of Florida Press, c1968.
*Thurston, William N.
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Leon/state.html National Register]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/planning_for_the_past.pdf Florida Heritage]


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