The House Place Plantation
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The House Place Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 1800 acre (728.4 ha) located in central 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
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 established by R.A. Whitfield.

Location

The House Place bordered the James Kirksey Plantation
James Kirksey Plantation
The James A. Kirksey Plantation was a moderate plantation of located in northwestern Leon County, Florida, United States, established by James A. Kirksey....

 on the west and the large La Grange Plantation
La Grange Plantation
La Grange Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by Joseph John Williams.-Location:La Grange Plantation was located just east of Tallahassee in 2 tracts of land...

 on the south and east. Today the land northeast of Fleischmann Road and between Miccosukee Road and Centervillle Road. The House Place and other cotton plantations became Welaunee Plantation.

Plantation Specifics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Pine Hill Plantation had the following:
  • Improved Land: 900 acre (364.2 ha)
  • Unimproved Land: 900 acre (364.2 ha)
  • Cash value of plantation: $
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    16,600
  • Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $500
  • Cash value of farm animals: $2170
  • Number of slaves: 47
  • Bushles of corn: 3000
  • Bales of cotton: 216


The House Place would be purchased by Udo Fleishmann later on and become Welaunee Plantation
Welaunee Plantation, Florida
Welaunee Plantation was a large quail hunting plantation located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by Udo M. Fleischmann.-History:...

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