Armand Broussard House

Coordinates: 29°59′36″N 91°47′40″W / 29.99333°N 91.79444°W / 29.99333; -91.79444 (Amant Broussard House)
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Amant Broussard House
Armand Broussard House is located in Louisiana
Armand Broussard House
LocationVermilionville 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates29°59′36″N 91°47′40″W / 29.99333°N 91.79444°W / 29.99333; -91.79444 (Amant Broussard House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
Architectural styleRaised Creole cottage
NRHP reference No.80001729[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1980

Amand Broussard House is a historic house at Vermilionville 300 Fisher Road

Cajun house. It was built around 1790 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
on June 9, 1980.

History

The Armand Broussard House was originally built at Fausse Point in what was then the Province of Louisiana in New Spain. The Broussard family owned it until 1979 when Dr. Roy Boucvalt purchased it and relocated it to New Iberia to prevent demolition. The next year it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Iberia Parish. In 1988, Dr. Boucvalt donated the historic structure to Vermilionville Historic Village.[2] The house was then relocated a second time to the museum site in the City of Lafayette within Lafayette Parish.

Architecture

The house was built in a

colombage and bousillage
construction.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Armond Broussard House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2022. With accompanying pictures