- Source: Vermilionville Historic Village
- Vermilionville Historic Village
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- List of the oldest buildings in Louisiana
- Armand Broussard House
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- List of open-air and living history museums in the United States
- Louisiana Creole people
- Acadian architecture
- Carencro, Louisiana
- List of museums in Louisiana
Vermilionville Historic Village, located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a Cajun and Creole living history museum with a combination of restored and replica historic structures.
Structures and exhibits
Buildings in the village include:
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
References
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