Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation

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Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation
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Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation
Location I-35, Salado, Texas
Coordinates 30°56′37″N97°32′34″W / 30.94361°N 97.54278°W / 30.94361; -97.54278 Coordinates: 30°56′37″N97°32′34″W / 30.94361°N 97.54278°W / 30.94361; -97.54278
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1852 (1852)
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Salado MRA
NRHP reference No. 83003084 [1]
RTHL No. 4305
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1983
Designated RTHL1967

The Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Salado, Texas, USA. The National Register of Historic Places has listed it since April 5, 1983. [2] Robertson built the house in the late 1850s, completing the construction of the main house in 1960. Robertson obtained the mansion's metal roof from Houston and used local limestone to build the kitchen, the stable, and quarters for the people he enslaved. [3] In 1936, the Historic American Buildings Survey listed the plantation, which received a Texas Centennial Marker. In 1967, the plantation became a Texas Historic Landmark. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. Fleischer, Tim. "Robertson Plantation is fascinating piece of history". Salado Village Voice. November 6, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  4. "TSHA | Robertson Plantation". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-09-27.

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