Francois Cousin House (Lacombe, Louisiana)

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Francois Cousin House
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Location28061 Main St., Lacombe, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°18′38″N89°56′6″W / 30.31056°N 89.93500°W / 30.31056; -89.93500
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc.1790, 1820
Architectural style French Creole
MPS Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No. 02000982 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2002

The Francois Cousin House at 28061 Main St., Lacombe, Louisiana that appears to have been built in c.1790. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

It is a one-and-one-half-story French Creole cottage on the west bank of Liberty Bayou. It was expanded at the rear in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Francois Cousin House" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 18, 2017. with three photos and two maps