The Lakeport Plantation house was constructed circa 1859 for Lycurgus and Lydia Taylor Johnson. Its skilled craftsmanship and lasting character are testaments to those who built the house, and it is preserved in remembrance of all who lived and worked on the plantation. The survival of Lakeport Plantation is a tribute to the Sam Epstein family, who acquired the property in 1927. Listed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1974, it was gifted to Arkansas State University in 2001 by the Sam Epstein Angel family as a legacy for future generations.