Liendo Plantation, Historic plantation in Hempstead, Texas.
Liendo Plantation is a plantation building in Hempstead, Texas, featuring a large main residence from 1853 built in Greek Revival style. The house displays tall columns across a white-painted front facade and sits about two miles northeast of town.
The main residence was built in 1853 during the height of the plantation economy, reflecting the wealth of that era. During the Civil War, the grounds served as Camp Groce, a Confederate training facility and military prison that held over a thousand Union soldiers.
Elisabet Ney, a sculptor trained in Munich and Berlin, bought Liendo in 1873 with her husband, physician Edmund Montgomery. The house held her studio, and the couple entertained visitors there. Ney later established a separate studio in Austin, now the Elisabet Ney Museum, where she sculpted figures such as Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin.
The property is located about two miles northeast of Hempstead and can be reached via FM 1488 road. Since it remains a private residence, it is not generally open to the public, so check in advance for any special events or tour opportunities.
The 1936 state marker on the plantation home predates the National Register listing by 35 years; the whole plantation was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register on June 21, 1971. A Waller County marker for Camp Groce Cemetery stands east of FM 359, just south of Clear Creek.
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