Bannerman Plantation was a small plantation of approximately 1500 acre (607 ha) and located in northwest Leon County

Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

, Florida

Florida

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, just north of the old unincorporated community of Meridian

Meridian, Florida

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 and west-northwest of Lake Iamonia

Lake Iamonia, Florida

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. 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 porch

Porch

A porch is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclosed by screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure.There are various styles of porches, all of which depend on the architectural tradition of its location...

es 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 acre (283.3 ha)
• Unimproved Land: 800 acre (323.7 ha)
• Cash value of plantation: $
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  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