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| MARKSVILLE HISTORICAL HOUSES |
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BORDELON HOUSE This c 1820 Creole house is typical of the dwellings of early Avoyelles Parish families. The Bordelon family, who built the house, was one of the parish's pioneer families. Listed on National Register of historic Places in 1890. |
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E M CHAZE HOME c 1918. Victorian Revival frame dwelling. Built by Mr Emeric Chaze, former Mayor and local jeweler. |
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DR EMERIC
LABORDE HOME c 1915. Arts and Crafts cottage originally built across the street and moved to this location. Interesting feature is the "built into the porch" front steps. Dr Laborde was a local dentist and former Mayor of Marksville. Restored in 1996 by John Ed Laborde, grandson. |
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VELMA MICHEL
HOME c 1890. Turn of the century "Avoyelles style" cottage. Outstanding features are Victorian front and rear half-glass etched doors. |
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COCO - PIAZZA
HOME 1911. Full two story dwelling built in classic Arts and Crafts style. Features tile roof, stained glass and original Arts and Crafts interior. Designed by Favrot and Livaudais of New Orleans for L Jules Coco, prominent local merchant. |
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ROY - CAPPEL
HOME c 1911. Built by L P Roy, Sr, prominent bank president, State Representative and local entrepreneur. Designed by Favrot and Livaudais of New Orleans in the Arts and Crafts style. Features a tile roof and much use of beveled glass throughout. "Sister" home to the Coco - Piazza home. |
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GARROT - SMITH
HOME c 1922. Arts and Crafts style frame home built by Louis Garrot, a local merchant. Oldest family dwelling on Cappel Street. |
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JOFFRION - ROY -
LUKE HOME 1908. Classic Revival home with heavy Colonial influence. Built by attorney J W "Buddy" Joffrion. Features a tile roof and spacious gardens. Designed by Favrot and Livaudais of New Orleans. |
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BRASHEAR -LAFARGUE
GREMILLION HOME c 1843. Part of home built by Marksville's first mayor, Charles Brashear. Located originally at corner of Cappel and Monroe Streets. Later housed Bell's Tavern. In 1856, Adolph Lafrague opened a boys' school in building and published "The Villager" newspaper next door. Adolph Lafargue, Jr moved the dwelling to its present location after the Civil War and made it his home. |
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BETTEVY - DeNUX
- ROY HOME 1917. Full two story Arts and Crafts dwelling with Colonial Revival facade. Built by Michel Bettevy, prominent local banker. Later home to the Leroy Havard family and the family of Dr Alton DeNux, former Mayor and State Representative. |
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CANNON - COCO
HOME 1886. Victorian home built by Lester Cannon on Cannon - Botts family property which is part of an 18th century land grant. Home noted for its outstanding bay window exhibiting Queen Anne and Carpenter Victorian styles. |
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WADDIL HOME SITE c 1845. The plantation home of Senator John Waddil stood on this site. Waddil was the attorney for Solomon Northup, a free Negro who was kidnapped in New York, sold into slavery and freed twelve years later in Avoyelles Parish. Waddil died of yellow fever in 1855 and is buried in the Waddil Cemetery on Benjamin Street. His son, Henry, operated a school on this street at the turn of the century. |
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CUSHMAN HOME
SITE c 1840. The two story plantation home of Judge Ralph Cushman was near this site. Cushman died of yellow fever in 1855, and is buried in this cemetery which bears his name. Other family cemeteries which were founded during this period include the Cannon Cemetery uphill from this one and the Wadil Cemetery on Benjamin Street. |
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DR SYLVAN DeNUX
HOME 1913. Arts and Crafts home built by Samuel Moreau, a local attorney, and given a Colonial Revival look by Dr DeNux in 1922. |
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DUPUY - QUINN
HOME 1901. Carpenter Victorian home built by Alfred Dupuy for his brother Jacques Auguste Dupuy and his wife Jeanne Bize on land originally owned by Marc Eliche. |
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FIELDS - DETRO
HOME c 1880. Carpenter Victorian dwelling. Constructed by T T Fields, early publisher of the "Weekly News" newspaper. Added to and completed by Cliffe Riddle |
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BELLE OAK Raised Greek Revival dwelling with Victorian influence built in 1872 by Alfred and Elizka Barbin Bordelon. Occupied by direct descendants. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places |
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GOSSELIN HOME
SITE c 1889. A raised Victorian cottage stood on this site. Four bay house with no central hall. Built by Albert Gosselin, early Mayor of Marksville and local blacksmith. |
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GOSSELIN HOME
SITE Built 1878 by Albert L Gosselin. Eleanor & Kathleen Gremillion & Louise G Gagnard, Owners. |
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| MARKSVILLE CEREMONIAL MOUNDS |
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ANCIENT MOUNDS
TRAIL- MARKSVILLE MOUNDS Marksville is a ceremonial center with two earthen ridges enclosing seven mounds. Indians built these earthworks between 100 BC and AD 400. During that time, the site covered 200 acres and included other earthworks that are now destroyed. The pottery here is very similar to Hopewell in Ohio and Illinois. |
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