Vermilionville Historic Village, located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a Cajun and Creole living history museum with a combination of restored and replica historic structures.[1][2]
Structures and exhibits
editBuildings in the village include:[3]
- Maison Acadienne - Circa 1830
- La Chapelle des Attakapas - a reproduction of the style based on the Catholic churches at Pointe Coupée (1760) and St. Martinville (1773)
- Beau Bassin - Circa 1840, Creole and American Greek Revival style
- Maison Boucvalt - Circa 1860, a classic 19th century Acadian/Creole house
- Maison Broussard - 1790, original French Creole house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Maison Buller - 1803, Creole style
- Maison des Cultures - Circa 1840, Acadian style
- L’École - a reproduction typical of 1890s schoolhouse architecture
- Maison Mouton - a reconstruction of an 1810 house, a basic Acadian house with a detached kitchen
- Trapper's Cabin
See also
edit- Acadian Village (park), also in Lafayette
Gallery
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Beau Bassin -
Trapper's Cabin -
Vermilionville -
Maison Mouton -
Maison Acadienne -
Maison Buller -
La Chapelle des Attakapas -
Maison Boucvalt -
Outhouse near Maison Broussard -
References
edit- ^ C. Kurt Dewhurst; Patricia Hall; Charlie Seemann (15 December 2016). Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century Perspectives. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-4422-7293-4.
- ^ Macon Fry. Cajun Country Guide. Pelican Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4556-0175-2.
- ^ "Vermilionville - Historic Homes". Bayou Vermilion District. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
Further reading
edit- "Historic Acadian Houses of Southwest Louisiana". Chambers Architects. April 8, 2016.
- "Le Presbytère de La Chapelle des Attakapas, Vermilionville, LA". Chambers Architects. August 31, 2016.