Jarrell Home (Opelousas Tourist Info Center), c. 1898

April 22, 2021

Jarrell House, C. 1898

The history of this house dates back to 1898 when it was the property of Dr. Vincent Boagni, a noted Opelousas physician and cattle farmer.

Featuring a Victorian Queen Anne Cottage style, which was popular between 1880 and 1910, the house is adorned with decorative gingerbread and spindle woodwork, a non-symmetrical floor plan, fish-scale wooden shingles seen on the front-facing gable roof and a transom window above the front door.

The building was also once the childhood home of Opelousas native and former Bishop, Michael Jarrell, of the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Later it was used for a gift shop, then a photography studio and home, before it was purchased by Teche Federal Bank.

The building was also once the childhood home of Opelousas native and former Bishop, Michael Jarrell, of the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Later it was used for a gift shop, then a photography studio and home, before it was purchased by Teche Federal Bank.

La Maison Jarrell, vers 1898

Cette maison date de 1898 alors qu’elle appartenait au Dr. Vincent Boagni, médecin et éleveur de bétail renommé.

Distinguée par son style victorien Queen Anne Cottage, populaire entre 1880 et 1910, la maison est ornée de garnitures victoriennes décoratives et de bois de fuseau, d’un plan d’étage non symétrique, de bardeaux de bois en forme d’écailles de poisson sur le toit à pignon faisant face à l’avant et d’une fenêtre à soufflet au-dessus de la porte d’entrée.

Maison d’enfance de Michael Jarrell, originaire des Opélousas et ancien évêque du diocèse de Lafayette, elle fut ensuite transformée en magasin de souvenirs. Après avoir été convertie en studio de photographie pour ensuite redevenir maison de famille, elle fut rachetée par la Teche Federal Bank.

La banque fit don de la maison à la ville, couvrant une partie des frais de déplacement. Le 28 juin 2009, elle fut déménagée au Vieux Village avant d’ouvrir ses portes en tant que Opelousas Tourist Information Center en mai 2013.

This project has been financed in part with federal funds from the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, through the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the United States Department of the Interior.

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Last modified: August 11, 2022

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