Liendo Plantation

Liendo Plantation
Liendo Plantation
Liendo Plantation
Location 2 mi. NE of Hempstead, Texas
Coordinates 30°5′49″N 96°1′47″W / 30.09694°N 96.02972°W / 30.09694; -96.02972Coordinates: 30°5′49″N 96°1′47″W / 30.09694°N 96.02972°W / 30.09694; -96.02972
Built 1853
Architect Leonard W. Groce
Architectural style Late Greek Revival
MPS Waller County MRA
NRHP Reference #

71000970

[1]
RTHL # 9395
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 21, 1971
Designated RTHL 1964

Liendo Plantation is an historic cotton plantation in Waller County, Texas, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971. Named for original owner José Justo Liendo, the land was sold in 1841 to Leonard Waller Groce. In 1873, the plantation was sold to artist Elisabet Ney and her physician husband Edmund Montgomery.[2] Ney is buried on the grounds.[3]

In 1936, Liendo was designated Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 9396.[4] In 1964, RTHL number 9395 was placed on the property.[5]

References

  1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Meischen, Betty Smith (2002). From Jamestown to Texas. IUniverse. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-0-595-24223-8.
  3. Beazley, Julia. "Liendo Plantation". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. "Lienco Plantation". Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. "Liendo Plantation second marker". RTHL. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
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