Woodlawn Plantation (Florida)

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Woodlawn Plantation was a large plantation located in eastern Leon County, Florida, U.S. owned by Thomas Peter Chaires.

Thomas Peter Chaires, along with his 2 brothers Green A. Chaires and Benjamin A. Chaires, established large plantations during the Florida Territorial Period of 1821-1845. Green Chaires would establish Evergreen Hills Plantation and Benjamin would establish Vendura Plantation.

[edit] Plantation specifics

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Woodlawn Plantation had the following:

Improved Land: N/A
Unimproved Land: N/A
Cash value of plantation: N/A
Cash value of farm implements/machinery: N/A
Cash value of farm animals: N/A
Number of slaves: N/A
Bushels of corn: N/A
Bales of cotton: N/A

The plantations would eventually form the community hub of Chaires. In 2000 the community of Chaires was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] The owner

Peter Thomas Chaires' father was Major Benjamin Chaires who laid out and named the area of Jacksonville, Florida in 1822. Chaires is also listed as a voter in First Florida Election of 1845.