The Alexis LaTour House also known as, Old Homeplace and Guillory Homeplace[2][3] is a historic house formerly located in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The oldest portion of the house was built in 1835 by Alexis LaTour.[4] The house was expanded in 1837. The original house was a 1+1⁄2-story 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]
Alexis LaTour House | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 247 East Main Street, Ville Platte, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°41′14″N 92°16′14″W / 30.68719°N 92.27068°W |
| Area | 0.33 acres (0.13 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Alexis LaTour |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001492[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1987 |
| Removed from NRHP | June 11, 2015 |
In 1900 several modifications were made including the addition of Queen Anne style dormer windows and a large rear wing. Over time, other, smaller modifications have been made including the replacement of windows and doors, the replacement of the original gallery columns, and the replacement of front, exterior staircase. Despite the modifications, the house still retained significant integrity, including the basic Creole form of the house, the bousillage construction, the copious beading, and the original mantels at the time of its enlistment in the National Register of Historic Places. The house was the best detailed and largest surviving early structure in Evangeline Parish.[5][6]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1987, for its architectural significance.[1] It was delisted in 2015 since the house was moved by the owners about 22.3 miles (35.9 km) to the southeast in 1998. The house is still standing in Saint Landry Parish at 890 Chretien Point Road, Sunset (30°23′40″N 92°05′45″W / 30.39443°N 92.09597°W).[7]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ LaTour v. Guillory[permanent dead link] et al. (Supreme Court of Louisiana. Jan. 5, 1914.)
(Syllabus by the Court.) - ^ LaTour et al. v. LaTour[permanent dead link] et al. (Supreme Court of Louisiana. Jan. 5, 1914.)
(Syllabus by the Court.) - ^ "Alexis LaTour -- 1860 United States Federal Census". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Louisiana National Register Review Committee Meeting". April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
