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The Alexis LaTour House (1835-7) is a story-and-a-half bousillage
Creole house located in the parish seat of Ville Platte. Despite a
number of alterations, the house retains enough of its original
architectural character to merit listing on the National Register.
The LaTour House began in 1835 as a small cottage one room wide
and two rooms deep, with a front gallery. In 1837 two more rooms were
added along with an American central hall. The new enlarged house had
something of a Greek Revival look with a more or less symmetrical
facade and a central doorway with transom and side lights. The house
also had numerous traditional Creole features such as an exterior
staircase, bousillage construction, beaded clapboarding, exposed
beaded ceiling beams, and beaded ceiling boards. In addition, the 1835
part of the house had an unusual looking mantel with cove moldings,
panels, and a large central lozenge motif. Other mantels in the house
were more conventional with panels and pilasters, but they too had a
curious style.
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Saint Landry Parish Bible Records Hebert, Southwest Louisiana Records, v.2 (1811-1830): Latour, Pierre Grasset de Bergerac, Pres, de Bordeau dept. de la Dordogne (Jean Grasset & Marie Bertrand) m. 4 Jul 1826 Felicia Frangebois of Iberville Parish (Opel. Ch.: v.1, pp.466 & 466A).
Southwest Louisiana Church and Civil Records------Homer Latour (Father: Grasset Latour---Mother: Felicia Franchebois)-----Birth: 24 Jan. 1833-----Place: Opelousas, Louisiana-----Opelousas Church: Volume 3 Page 250
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HOUSE OF PIERRE GRASSET LATOUR
Signature of Grasset Latour from 9 November 1846 slave emancipation
document. Grasset Latour and several other St. Landry Parish inhabitants
certified that the slave: Celeste has at all times led a good conduct,
and we further declare that the considerations upon which the above
petition [for emancipation] is grounded are well known to us, and that
therefore, as far as it lies in our power, we support the same and pray
for this emancipation of the slaves therein described. From Fontenot,
Keith P., Southwest Louisiana Courthouse Inventory, Volume One,
(LC-9678609), 1996, p. 427-428.
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