Fontenette-Bienvenu House

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Fontenette-Bienvenu House
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Location201 N. Main St.
St. Martinville, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°07′30″N91°49′44″W / 30.12500°N 91.82889°W / 30.12500; -91.82889 (Fontenette--Bienvenu House)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1817
Architectural styleFederal, French Creole
MPS Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No. 97000876 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1997
Removed from NRHPMarch 13, 2024

The Fontenette-Bienvenu House, at 201 N. Main St. in St. Martinville, Louisiana, was built in 1817. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, [1] and was delisted in 2024.

It is "a one-and-a-half story Creole cottage of colombage construction with Federal details. It is located on Main Street near the central church square in the parish seat of St. Martinville. The house was completed in either 1817 or early 1818 forJacques Fontenette, who died on April 23, 1818. His succession, opened May 4, 1818, refers to 'a fine house, newly constructed'". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (May 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fontenette-Bienvenu House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 22, 2019. With accompanying 11 photos from 1997