741 E. Grolee Street Also called Maison Rose, all of the home’s furnishings pre-date the house. The floors are pine and the woodwork is cypress. It also features six fireplaces.

610 E. Grolee Street This was the home of the Mornhinveg family for many years. It was built extremely high off the ground adding for ventilation in the summer heat. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Boulet restored the home to its original beauty and added some modern conveniences such as a swimming pool. In the 1990s, …

119 W. Jefferson Street Walton McCain, a former mayor of Basile, Louisiana, purchased this home and an additional 500 acres stretching west towards Railroad Avenue in 1922. He moved to Opelousas at that time to protect his family after an attempt was made on his life. This was the result of an order he gave …

704 E. North Street Dr. F. J. Pulford, a noted Opelousas dentist who practiced from 1891 until the 1920s, built this estate. Dr. Pulford also served as an Alderman on the Opelousas City Council in the early 1900s. The home is constructed completely of Louisiana cypress with a large eight-foot wide foyer. Classic curved woodwork …

441 E. Grolee Street This summer cottage was built by Celestine Chachere Brooks, the widow of Tom Brooks. Over the years, it has been owned by six different families and is also known as the Vance Miles Home. Mr. Miles was a former Clerk of Court for St. Landry Parish. The home was named Yesterday …

233 W. Grolee Street Originally located in Rapides Parish, the home is constructed of pine and cypress and is furnished with English and French pieces including an antique walnut Jenny Lind four-poster bed. The leaded front glass entry takes its design from a prominent home in New Orleans.

330 S. Market Street This family home was built around the turn of the century for Mr. and Mrs. Phil L. Asher. Asher was an entrepreneur and a champion of the multiple uses of cottonseed oil. He served as the bookkeeper at the Opelousas Cotton Oil Company, and in 1897 he helped Professor T. H. …

508 S. Court Street This home was constructed by Dr. Ernest Petitjean. A detail to note is the green ceramic tile roof with each shingle weighing approximately five pounds. Many of the window panes are individually beveled and a high vaulted ceiling can be found in the formal dining room. The beautiful camellia trees in …

332 W. Landry Street Opelousas businessman Joseph Lassalle, who migrated to the town from Canada in 1872, built this Victorian home for his family in 1891. His Lassalle grocery business was located across Landry St. from home. The home features 12-foot ceilings and is easily spotted standing proudly on its own hilltop. The home was …