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43. Rozas Home, 1939

209 N. Liberty Street This Colonial Revival style home made of cypress wood was built at a cost of $50,000 for Dr. Sidney J. Rozas and his wife Alice Boagni- Rozas. The massive columns along the front of the home were made in Chicago and shipped to Opelousas. The home’s floor plan includes five bedrooms, …

April 9, 1939

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32. Wier Home, 1939

431 S. Market Street Built by Harvey Wier, the home is constructed with stone brought by train from West Texas and is reminiscent of a Spanish ranch style. Many fossils can be found in the stones that make up the exterior walls. The home once featured one of the first air conditioning systems built into …

April 9, 1939

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1. St. Landry Parish Courthouse, 1939

118 S. Court Street Built at a cost of $280,000 as a WPA project, this Art Deco style courthouse is three-stories with a limestone façade. It features the original Art Deco lamps flanking the steps and a brushed aluminum spiral staircase inside. Also flanking the courthouse are two Victorian lamp poles that were placed on …

April 9, 1939

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59. Hope, Hook & Ladder Fire Co. #1, 1935

116 N. Union Street One of the earliest fire companies in Louisiana, Hope, Hook and Ladder was organized in 1871. In 1901, a wood structure, that featured a curved façade on the northwest side, was completed. The present structure was built at a cost of $9,500. It houses the Firemen’s Museum, containing many artifacts of …

April 9, 1935

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31. Littell House, c. 1935

908 S. Market Street Opelousas physician Dr. William C. Littell, who practiced in Opelousas from the late 1930s, and for several decades, built this simple one-story Colonial Revival home. Later Dr. Robert and Gillis Bienvenu Lockett owned the home.

April 9, 1935

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63. Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center, 1934

315 N. Main Street Built by the Sandoz family, this building was a former library, a church and a funeral home. In September 1992, it became the home of the city’s history museum, created by the Opelousas Tourism & Activities Committee and the City of Opelousas. This museum showcases various objects and artifacts relating to …

April 9, 1934

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29. W.C. Perrault Home, 1933

819 S. Court Street Built by attorney W.C. Perrault, this home was constructed with cypress weatherboard. The surrounding block of residences all belonged to members of the Perrault family at one time.

April 9, 1933

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58. Abdalla’s Furniture Building – Opelousas City Hall, c. late 1930s

105 N. Main Street This corner played an important role in the commercial history of the town. Known as Bloch corner, the store of Joseph Bloch occupied this property from the late 1850s and for almost 50 years. Later it became the City Hotel and than the Elk’s lodge. The originally building burnt down in …

April 9, 1930

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50. Calla-Kerr, c. 1930

519 N. Court Street Constructed solely of Louisiana cypress, this bungalow style home features five bedrooms, a grand foyer and formal dining room. The home is named Calla-Kerr after owner Robbie Sebastien’s favorite canvas flower and after his great-grandfather, Judge Ennis Shaw Kerr, the first District Judge of Opelousas. Of special interest in the home

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52. Edward Benjamin Dubuisson House, 1927

419 N. Court Street This distinctly southern Colonial Revival mansion was built of cypress and pine on the site of an earlier family home. The home was built by E. B. Dubuisson, who was a planter, banker and district attorney of St. Landry Parish for many years. The grounds are graced with large oak trees …

April 9, 1927

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