PRESERVING THE DOORWAY TO OUR PAST... LafayetteLafayette ALEXANDRE MOUTON HOUSE CIRCA1800 City-ParishCity-Parish RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PropertiesProperties PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK BENEFIT PRESERVATON ALLAINCE OF LAFAYETTE NON-PROFIT Joel Breaux BroDesign Theriot Design Group, LLC Poupart Bakery Inc. Poché Prouet Associates, Ltd. Renaissance Market Thomas R. Hightower, Jr. A Professional Law Corporation Sarah Jayde Combeaux We are grateful each and every time you Preservation Alliance Professional and Corporate Supporters Allen Bacqué Architect Andrus Insurance Anya Violins Babineaux Sisters Band Black Café C. B. Talley Appraisers Café Vermilionville Carmen B. Falgout LCSW Carol Fran Singer Songwriter Children’s Eye Clinic Christopher T. Lee Attorney Doris Metropolitan Dr. Corey Saft Dr. Mark Rees Dr. Martin Ducote, Jr., Urologist Dr. Ray Brassieur Edge Communications Esprit de Corps Henry Boudreaux Architect Jefferson Street Pub Jim Poché Architect Joel Breaux BroDesign Jolie’s Bistro Le Cadeau Antiques Lowry’s Printing and Signs Lucullus Culinary Antiques Major Handy Musician Makemade Marcello’s WIne Market Café Massage Envy Spa Olde Tyme Grocery Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant Party Central Paul’s Jewelry Poupart’s Bakery, Inc. Quarter Smith Random Wax of Kindness Renaissance Market Retirement Resources of Louisiana, Inc. Ryan Goudelocke Attorney Sarah Jayde Combeaux The Saint Street Inn Theriot Design Group Thomas R Hightower, Jr. Professional Law Corporation Trahan Architecture & Planning, LLC True Image Videos United Apparel Liquidators Whisnant Galleries Xtra Hands Preservation Alliance Members and Supporters Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Abell, III Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Burch Dr. & Mrs. G. Jerome Alesi Ms. Anya Schoenegge Burgess Mr. Jim Allen Mr. Craig Burkhalter Ms. Carlee Alm-LaBar Mr. Louis C. Cambre Mr. & Mrs. David W. Andrus Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Carr Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Andrus Dr. & Mrs. Bob Carriker Mr. & Mrs. Reed Andrus Mr. Eddie Cazayoux Mr. Jared Arcement Ms. Madeleine Cenac Ms. Charlotte Arceneaux Mrs. John Chance Fr. Chester Arceneaux Mr. & Mrs. John Nickerson Chappuis Ms. Madelyn Arceneaux Mr. & Mrs. Al Chauvin Ms. Emily Ardoin Dr. Phillip Clark Ms. Kathryn Ashworth Mr. Stuart Clark Ms. Mary Attrep Mr. & Mrs. Doug Cochrane, Jr. Mr. Martin Audiffred Mr. & Mrs. Dean Cole Ms. Lorene W. Auld Ms. Beverly Comeaux Dr. & Mrs. Ray Authement Ms. Cynthia Comeaux Mr. Cedric Babineaux & Family Ms. Rebecca Comeaux Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bacqué Ms. Hallie Coreil Mr. & Mrs. Allen Bacqué Ms. Wanda Cormier Ms. Stephanie Bacqué Mr. & Mrs. Louis Cornay Dr. & Mrs. Robin Barry Mr. & Mrs. John Cornell Ms. Didi Battle Mr. John Cramer Ms. Angelle Baudin Gooding Mr. Carroll Crouchet Ms. Louise Begneaud-Ganucheau Ms. Mary Crouchet Dr. Maurice Bercier Dr. & Mrs. Frank Culotta Mr. Ben Berthelot Ms. Gail DeHart Ms. Andrea Bertinot Mr. & Mrs. Peter DeHart Mr. & Mrs. Ted Bertrand Mr. Michael Delcambre Ms. Helen Billeaud Mr. James Derek Mr. Michael Billeaud Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobie Judge & Mrs. David Blanchet Mr. & Mrs. Andre Doguet Mr. & Mrs. Nick Blanton Mr. & Mrs. Dexter Doucet Judge & Mrs. Kenneth Boagni Mr. & Mrs. Dexter Doucet Ms. Joyce Bonin Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Doucet Mr. & Mrs. Henry Boudreaux Mr. Roger Drake Mr. Mac Boulet Dr. & Mrs. Martin Ducote, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dan Bouligny Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Dunbar Ms. Eleanor Bouy Mr. & Mrs. Joey Durel Dr. & Mrs. Ray Brassieur Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Edwards Mr. Jerry Breaux Mr. Jason Emert Mr. Joel Breaux Ms. Carmen Falgout Mr. & Mrs. Tim Breaux Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fell Dr. Maureen M. Brennan Ms. Yvette Ferrari Mr. H. Gordon Brooks, II Ms. Brenda Fisher Mr Gary Broussard Mrs. Kay Fontenot Ms. Mary Odille Broussard Ms. Krista Fontenot Ms. Britton Bruce Ms. Marcia Fontenot Ms. Jerrie Buckland Mrs. Robert Francez Preservation Alliance Members and Supporters Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fredette Ms. Denise Lanclos Mr. Jean Robert Frigault Mr. & Mrs. David R. Landgrave Ms. Shelby Fruge Mr. Albert Landry Mr. Cecil Fuselier Ms. Carolyn Landry Mr. & Mrs. Durward Royce Gates Mr. & Mrs. David Landry Mrs. Gerald Gaudet Ms. Verly Landry Mr. Travis Gauthier Mr. Phillip Arleigh Lank Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gerami, II Mr. & Mrs. Frank Laughlin Dr. Gerald Gerdes Ms. Monica Laverne Mr. & Mrs. John Gerhart Ms. Cathy A. LeBlanc Mr. & Mrs. J. Louis Gibbens, III Ms. Cynthia LeBourgeois Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Giglio Mr. Christopher Lee Ms. Cathie Gilbert Ms. Sherrie Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Justin Girouard Ms. Elsie Lindon Mr. & Mrs. James Glasgow Ms. Betty Lowry Mr. & Mrs. Ron Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Lunn Mr. & Mrs. Joel Gooch Mr. & Mrs. James Maddux Mr. & Mrs. Doug Goudeau Ms. Anne L. Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Goudelocke Mr. Ben Mann Mr. Philip Gould Mrs. Louis B. Mann Ms. Martha G. Green Mr. John Manuel Mr. & Mrs. Phil Gremillion Dr. & Mrs. David V. Maraist Mr. & Mrs. Carrol Guilbeau Mr. & Mrs. Miles Matt Mr. & Mrs. Michael Habetz Mrs. Marion McDade Mr. & Mrs. J. Brooke Hamilton, III Ms. Mimi McElligott Mr. & Mrs. Major Handy Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. McGraw, III Dr. & Mrs. Andrew R. Harwood Mr. & Mrs. Michael McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Hebert Ms. Leah McKnight Mr. John Hebert Ms. Janice McNeil Ms. Charissa Helluin Mr. & Mrs. Arthur McViccar Ms. Leigh Hendricks Judge & Mrs. Patrick Louis Michot Mrs. Charles Hightower Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Mitchell, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Hightower Ms. Elizabeth C. Montgomery Ms. Katherine P. Hill Ms. Cathy Mortensen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hilliard Ms. Sharon Moss Ms. Gretchen Huckabay Mr. & Mrs. Billy Mouton Mrs. Glenda Huval Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mouton III Mr. & Mrs. Robert Irwin Mr. Ross & Ms. Becca Murphee Mr. & Mrs. Donald Johnson Ms. Patricia Naomi Mr. Kenneth C. Johnstone, III Mrs. Janet Nehrbass Mr. & Mrs. Marc W. Judice Sheriff & Mrs. Mike Neustrom Dr. & Mrs. Henry J. Kaufman IV Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Nielson Ms. Laura Kiburz Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Norris Ms. Cherie Kraft Mr. Danny Nugier Mr. & Mrs. Ed Krampe Dr. & Mrs. James Odom Ms. Hazel Kratzer Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Oliver Ms. Dana LaBorde Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Olmsted Ms. Sonya LaComb-Boudreaux Ms. Jean O’Roark Mr. & Mrs. Ivan LaFrance Ms. Hannah Padgett Preservation Alliance Members and Supporters Ms. Kathy Padgett Mr. William Trahan Mr. Jim Parker Mr. & Mrs. Dan Tribe Mr. & Mrs. E . J. Patin Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Tribe Mr. Andrew Payne Mr. Charles Triche, III Mr. Kirby Pecot Tsunami Suchi Mr. & Mrs. Jim Poché Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Tujague, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ben Pooler Ms. Bridget Tydor Mr. & Mrs. Corey Porche Ms. Roxana Usner Mr. Patrick Poupart Mr. & Mrs. Ken Veron Mr. & Mrs. W.K. Rainbolt, Jr. Mr. Fayette Veverka Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Ramsay Mr. Ted Viator Ms. Abigail Ransonet Ms. Yvette Voorhies Mr. & Mrs. David Raymond Mr. Trey Ware Mr. Gus Renzende Mr. & Mrs. Richard Weimer Ms. Mary Richard Ms. Gloria Wiggins Ms. Cindy Richards Ms. Denise Womack Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Richardson Mrs. George L. Womack Mr. & Mrs. Bill Ripley Ms. Teresa Wood Ms. Betty Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Kris Wotipka Mrs. Thomas A. Rogers Ms. Virginia Yongue Ms. Katherine Rolfes Ms. Eleanor Yount Dr. Curtis Roy Mr. & Mrs. Gil Zaunbrecher Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Ruckstuhl, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zuschlag Ms. Kelly Russo Mr. Corey Saft Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Saitta Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Sandlin Mr. Donat Savoie Ms. Liz Savoy Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Sawvel Ms. Andrea Schellman Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Sharplin Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Sisk Mrs. George Sobiesk Mr. & Mrs. Dee Stanley Mrs. Andree Stansbury Mrs. John Stephan Ms. Susan Stephan Ms. Lue Svendson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Tait Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Talley Mrs. Myra R. Tener Mr. Curtis Theriot Mr. & Mrs. David E. Thomas Ms. Toni Tindel Mr. & Mrs. Eric Toce Mr. Eugene J. Todaro, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Glynn Trahan Mr. Russell Trahan Lafayette’s Celebrated Historic Property Alexandre Mouton House also known as the Lafayette Museum Built by the Founder of our city In 1954 this building was saved and restored by “Les Vingt Quatre” Your support is needed to keep this building in good condition! Donating is easy at lafayettemuseum.com Circa 1800, Jean Mouton built the small Sunday House, Maison Dimanche. In 1825, Alexandre Mouton built the first floor of the main house. Circa 1849, the upper two floors and cupola were built by Dr. W. G. Mills. Join Preservation Alliance in support of Lafayette’s cherished treasure: The Alexandre Mouton House. Pictured above is the “Maison Dimanche”, built circa 1800 by Jean Mouton, founder of the town of Vermilionville. Below, a brick “potato” house also built by Jean Mouton, circa 1800. Lafayette City-Parish Register of Historic Properties Every Year in Spring... 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For almost 100 years thereafter, early European settlers were very few in number, and were mostly Spanish, French, or English traders and trappers. By the late 1700s, Acadians were the largest singular group to settle in the area. Originally from France, Catholic Acadians had been deported from Nova Scotia in 1755 by the British. Many settled in “La Nouvelle Acadie”, Louisiana between 1765 and 1785 with land grants along the various rivers, bayous and lakes. By 1800, Acadians owned most of the fertile, river bottom land. In 1803 Louisiana became part of the United States, bringing a surge of American immigrants to Acadiana.