Belle Grove Plantation Roof Ridge Tile? C. Davison & Co Manufrs Hawarden

Description

Antique 1800's
C. Davison & Co Roof Ridge Tile...
Belle Grove Plantation Roof Ridge Tile?
C. Davison & Co Manufrs Hawarden Flintshire
The Belle Grove was the largest plantation in the south, built in 1857 and destroyed in 1952...
Was in White Castle, LA...I am about 30 miles away...
This is an exact match for what was used on the famous, now gone Belle Grove Plantation...
http://www.historic-structures.com/la/white_castle/belle_grove.php
Here is a quote from a Belle Grove Historian:
The structure of Belle Grove is brick cemented and painted a pale lavender rose. Scaling the wash, it is evident that the plaster was painted first blue, then pink, with a final wash of lavender. On the columns the blue was omitted. The original color mast have been much stronger as theae colors were applied with -what appears to be a lime wash. The columns of the portico are also of cemented brick, but the caps are carved cypress, the order from the Temple of Iysicrates. The exterior woodwork is painted a yellow olive green and the window sash striped in red. The balconies are of wood held on carved brackets and with oast iron railings of patterns common in New Orleans as also was the verandah of the rear wing. The roof is of purple and blue slate probably from Vermont or Pennsylvania, though the ridge tiles have the mark - "C. Davison & Co., Manufrs., Hawarden Flintshire". The flashings are of copper, and in the last few years, slight repair to this roof would have saved the building.
There are no pictures that show the beauty of this place, only paintings, see last picture...
As the crow flies I am only 30 miles away, so I believe it's likely to have come from there...
I have no proof it came from there, but even so, very rare antique piece...
Tile is broken, see pics...
Local Pickup Only...