Vermilionville Historic Village

Maison des Cultures, Vermilionville Historic Village

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

Buildings 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

• Acadian Village (park), also in Lafayette

Gallery

• 
  Beau Bassin
• 
  Trapper's Cabin
• 
  Vermilionville
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  Maison Mouton
• 
  Maison Acadienne
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  Maison Buller
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  La Chapelle des Attakapas
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  Maison Boucvalt
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  Outhouse near Maison Broussard
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  Maison Broussard

References

1. C. Kurt Dewhurst; Patricia Hall; Charlie Seemann (December 15, 2016). Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century Perspectives. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 411. ISBN   978-1-4422-7293-4.
2. Macon Fry. Cajun Country Guide. Pelican Publishing. p. 285. ISBN   978-1-4556-0175-2.
3. "Vermilionville - Historic Homes". Bayou Vermilion District. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

Further reading

• "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.

External links

• Vermilionville official website

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