This recently discovered silent 16mm home movie shows views of the Crespi Estate in Dallas, Texas as well as the Cherokee Plantation in Yemassee, South Carolina. It dates to 1951. The Crespi estate, now known as the Crespi Hicks Estate, is considered by some to be the finest estate home in America. It is found in Mayflower Estates, a Preston Hollow neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.

The film begins with shots of the Crespi estate in Dallas, Texas. Built in the 1930s by an Italian-born cotton baron, Pio Crespi, the French chateau-inspired house is covered in Indiana limestone and decorative ironwork.It is believed that the man shown in the film is Crespi, but this has not been confirmed. Another building shown at 3:40 is not identified. At 3:39 are views of the Cherokee Plantation main house and grounds.

The Cherokee Plantation, also known as the Board House, is now a 7,000-acre private golf and sporting club. It was originally part of a land grant to Joseph Blake in 1690. The plantation relied on slave labor up until the time of the Civil War.

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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com