Alexis LaTour House

Coordinates: 30°41′14″N 92°16′14″W / 30.68719°N 92.27068°W / 30.68719; -92.27068
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Alexis LaTour House
Alexis LaTour House is located in Louisiana
Alexis LaTour House
Alexis LaTour House is located in the United States
Alexis LaTour House
Location247 East Main Street,
Ville Platte, Louisiana
Coordinates30°41′14″N 92°16′14″W / 30.68719°N 92.27068°W / 30.68719; -92.27068
Area0.33 acres (0.13 ha)
Built1835
ArchitectAlexis LaTour
NRHP reference No.87001492[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1987
Removed from NRHPJune 11, 2015
Alexis LaTour House, Evangeline Parish

The Alexis LaTour House also known as, Old Homeplace and Guillory Homeplace

Creole cottage of bousillage construction that was one room wide and two rooms deep and had a front gallery. The 1837 expansion added two rooms and a central hall. Details of the house, including an exterior staircase, bousillage construction, and beaded clapboarding, ceiling beams, and ceiling boards were common in traditional Creole architecture. Both the older and the newer part of the house had unusual mantels. The older mantel featured cove moldings, panels, and a large central lozenge. The other mantels in the house were more traditional but were still unusual.[5][6]

In 1900 several modifications were made including the addition of

The house was listed on the

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ LaTour v. Guillory[permanent dead link] et al. (Supreme Court of Louisiana. Jan. 5, 1914.)
    (Syllabus by the Court.)
  3. ^ LaTour et al. v. LaTour[permanent dead link] et al. (Supreme Court of Louisiana. Jan. 5, 1914.)
    (Syllabus by the Court.)
  4. ^ "Alexis LaTour -- 1860 United States Federal Census". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25.
  5. ^ a b "Alexis LaTour House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018. with two photos and a map Archived 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b National Register Staff (May 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Alexis LaTour House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2018. With six photos from 1987.
  7. ^ "Louisiana National Register Review Committee Meeting". April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2018.