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Springfield Plantation (other)
Springfield Plantation or Springfield Plantation House may refer to: * Springfield Plantation (Louisville, Kentucky) * Springfield Plantation (Fayette, Mississippi) * Springfield Plantation House (Fort Mill, South Carolina) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Plantation (Louisville, Kentucky)
The Zachary Taylor House, also known as Springfield, was the boyhood home of the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor. Located in what is now a residential area of Louisville, Kentucky, Taylor lived there from 1785 to 1808, held his marriage there in 1810, and returned there periodically the rest of his life. History Zachary Taylor's father, Colonel Richard Taylor, purchased a farm on the Muddy Fork of Beargrass Creek in 1785, while Zachary was eight months old. They initially lived in a log cabin on the property. Commencing in June, 1792, after participating in the constitutional convention that made Kentucky a state, Col. Taylor built a two-story brick house on the land that he purchased from Isaac Shelby. He sold that house to George Rudy on Dec. 1, 1795. During that time, Richard Taylor built a second house at the highest point on his property, dubbing it "Springfield". By 1800 Richard Taylor purchased an additional three hundred acres, making his property ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Plantation (Fayette, Mississippi)
Springfield Plantation is an antebellum architecture, antebellum Plantation house in the Southern United States, house located near Fayette, Mississippi, Fayette in Jefferson County, Mississippi. It has been associated with many famous people throughout its history. History One of the oldest mansions in Mississippi, the Springfield Mansion was built between 1786 and 1791. The original plantations in the American South, plantation had over and was purchased by Thomas M. Green Jr., a wealthy Virginia planter, in 1784. Green had the house built to show off his wealth. The mansion was one of the first houses in America to have a full colonnade across the entire facade and is the first such mansion to be built in the Mississippi Valley. The whole house was built by his slaves out of clay from the land. The hinges, knobs, and all metal tools were built at the plantation's blacksmith building. Possibly what makes Springfield Plantation most famous is the claim that a wedding that took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |