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MAISON CHENAL & LACOUR HOUSE PROPERTIES & COLLECTION A Louisiana French Creole Tout Ensemble
BAYOU HOUSE
The Bayou House is a double-pitch, gable-ended roof house once typical of the profile featured on many small houses of Pointe Coupee Parish-now a rare survivor. The Pointe Coupee Museum building on Hwy. 1, near New Roads, LA, is another prominent extant example of this architectural form.
The house, previously located on False River near Mix, Louisiana, was moved to the Chenal area in 1988. The house measures approximately 38 feet side to side and 33 feet front to back, consisting of an open front gallery and partially enclosed back gallery. There are three rooms adjoining one another across the center of the house with no central hall. A chimney is off- center separating the central largest room and the adjoining larger end room. The chimney services fireplaces in both rooms. The house is furnished with primarily Acadian furniture.
ABSTRACT OF TITLE OF FABRE-DALMAS-GUIDROZ HOUSE
A.K.A. “BAYOU HOUSE” OF DR. AND MRS. JACK HOLDEN.
HOUSE ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON THE BANK OF FALSE RIVER IN SECTION
61-T5S-R10E Abstracted by: Brian J. Costello from conveyance and probate records of Pointe Coupee Parish, Clerk of Court, New Roads, Louisiana, April 2003.0
1806-2717: Confirmation by Simon Croizet and Joseph Fabre that Jacques Fabre owns a tract measuring four arpents front on False River by a depth of 40 arpents, bounded south by the estate of the Widow Olivo and north by Pierre Robillard, where he resides and cultivates crops. Jacques Fabre is further confirmed to have acquired this property as follows: two by 40 arpents from Pierre Moreau, about 26-27 years previously; one by 40 arpents from the Widow of Pierre Moreau, about 24 years previously; and the final one by 40 arpents from Julien Poydras, about four years previously.
1806: Confirmation by United States Government to Jacques Fabre of a tract on west bank of False River, measuring four by 40 arpents.
CB 1827-2402: Sale by five heirs of Jacques Fabre to the sixth heir, Honore Fabre: all their interest in four arpents fronting on False River by depth of 40 arpents, “with the houses, buildings, fences and other improvements.”
CB 1828-2656: Sale by Honore Fabre to brother Leufroy Fabre: 144’ on False River (3/4 arpents) by a depth of 80 arpents, bounded north by Pierre Robillard and South by remainder of property of Honore Fabre, avec les establishments et clotures (with improvements and fields).
CB 1870-8614: Succession sale of the movable property of Leufroy Fabre and wife, Emilie Robillard: movables in the house on the subject property included: clock, lot of demijohns, four beds, three armories, four tables, tool chest, two jars, two double barrel shotguns.
CB 1870-8615: Succession sale of the real estate of the immovable property of Leufroy Fabre and wife, Emilie Robillard: the subject property, being 3⁄4 by 80 arpents with improvements, sold to Adrien F. Demouy and Felicie Langlois.
CB 1871-9035: Sale by Felicie Langlois to Adrien F. Demouy: all her right in subject property.
CB 1872-9538: Mathilde Coulon, widow of Adrien F Demouy, and Henry Demouy sell to Theophile Fisher, the subject property.
NOTE: In this act: Mathilde Coulon Demouy declared to have inherited her share from her late husband, Adrien F. Demouy, in 1871. Henry Demouy declared to have acquired his share by agreement with the Succession of Adrien F. Demouy in 1871).
CB 1879-10701: Sheriff’s sale proceeding from suit of Joachin Sambola vs. Theophile Fisher: subject property seized, sold and adjudicated to Joachin Sambola.
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