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30°2′39.4″N 90°41′7.7″W / 30.044278°N 90.685472°W / 30.044278; -90.685472
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Millet House
A cottage with natural walls and a large front porch on a tall brick foundation.
The house in 2014
Located in Louisiana, in the southeast quadrant of the state along the Mississippi River.
Located in Louisiana, in the southeast quadrant of the state along the Mississippi River.
Located in Louisiana, in the southeast quadrant of the state along the Mississippi River.
Located in Louisiana, in the southeast quadrant of the state along the Mississippi River.
Location423 East Jefferson Highway, Gramercy, Louisiana 70052
Coordinates 30°2′39.4″N 90°41′7.7″W / 30.044278°N 90.685472°W / 30.044278; -90.685472
Built 1830
Architectural style Creole cottage, French colonial architecture.
MPS Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS [2]
NRHP reference  No. 99001478 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1999

The Millet House is a historic Creole cottage on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what is now Gramercy, Louisiana. It was built around 1830 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as part of a Multiple Property Submission. [3]

History

Jean Millet, an Acadian, moved to Louisiana prior to 1776 and the family owned the property on which the house sites by 1823. The family continued to live in the house for over a century, until 1950. [3] While the house was built after the Louisiana Purchase, it exhibits influences of French colonial architecture.

Architecture

The house has many hallmarks of a Creole architecture cottage style including an umbrella roof, a high brick pier foundation, and a wraparound mantel. The construction techniques also added to the historic value including briquette-entre-poteaux (brick-between-post) colombage walls made with bousillage. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – Millet House (#99001478)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS
  3. ^ a b c DeBlieux, Robert B. (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Millet House". National Archives. Retrieved February 29, 2024.


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