T. Wayne Davis, Jr., of the Winn-Dixie family, recently sold the family's mansion near Tallahassee for an undisclosed price.
The Chemonie Plantation, sitting on more than 2,400 acres, was originally listed for $15.5 million by broker Jon Kohler of Kohler & Associates. The land includes a 7,000-square-foot main house overlooking the Cody Lake, a dogtrot style guest house adjacent to main house with four separate bed/bath suites, a newly built manager's house, three additional employee houses, a plantation office, equipment barn and three grain bins.
About half the property is protected under a conservation easement. The neighboring plot, Valhalla Plantation, originally part of the Chemonie Plantation, is still on the market for $16.5 million.
During the Antebellum-era, Chemonie (at the time, spelled Chauminoux), was sought out by cotton heirs and heiresses of Savannah for its fertile grounds. Today, the same soil fertility produces some of the most prolific wild bird populations in the region. Under its current "modest” management, the landowner expects to move between four-to-six coveys per-hour in a typical season, according to a statement by Kolhler's public relations firm.