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28. Trosclair Home, c.1891

812 S. Court Street Built by former Opelousas Postmaster J.P. Trosclair in the 1880s, this Victorian style home includes five bedrooms, a formal living room and dining room, plus a kitchen and breakfast room.

April 9, 1891

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27. Persimmon Place, c. 1891

809 S. Court Street Built by St. Landry Parish Judge William Charles Perrault and his wife Amanda Lastrapes Perrault, this house contains a parlor, living and dining rooms, four bedrooms, two porches and six fireplaces. It houses a rare, circa 1840s, six-foot beveled edge “diamond dust” mirror. The persimmon tree located in front of the …

April 9, 1891

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44. McBride Home, c. 1890

219 N. Liberty Street Built at the turn-of-the 20th century, this house has been owned by different family through the years including the Elms, Boagni’s and McBrides. It is constructed of cypress in a Victorian design with red pine floors. Throughout the home are plaster medallions and heavy millboard woodwork.

April 9, 1890

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42. St. Landry Lumber Company, c. 1890

207 N. Railroad Avenue This is the oldest business in Opelousas still operating in its original building. Founded as Skiles Lumber Company in about 1888 by Alonzo C. Skiles, this unique two-story Queen Anne Revival structure is one of the last remaining lumberyard buildings in Louisiana. It represents the era of the Louisiana Lumber Boom …

April 9, 1890

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36. L. Austin Fontenot, Sr. House, c. 1890

313 S. Market Street The L. Austin Fontenot, Sr. family purchased this lovely Queen Anne Revival home in 1918 from J. Austin Perkins. The home features a unique square turret on the northwest side of the building.

April 9, 1890

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19. Judge Gilbert Dupré House, c. 1890

312 S. Court Street Prominent attorney, state representative, and later district judge, Gilbert L. Dupré, the great-grandson of Louisiana Governor Jacques Dupré, constructed this building. In the 1920s, Judge Dupré wrote one of the first political histories of St. Landry Parish.

April 9, 1890

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5. Old Federal Building, c.1890

131 S. Court Street This prominent three-story building, in Romanesque Revival style, has been an Opelousas landmark for well over a century. In 1933, the Federal Court Building and post office workroom were added and the entrance was moved from Landry Street to Court Street. The building sits on the site that once belonged to …

April 9, 1890

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26. Lewis Home, c. 1888

711 S. Court Street John Lewis, a prominent Opelousas attorney, built this Victorian home that features a formal living room and dining area reached by cut glass doors. Many beautiful cut glass windows are found throughout the home. The formal rooms feature hand painted ceilings with cherubs.

April 9, 1888

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20. Watkins-Saizan Home, c. 1888

405 S. Court Street Built by Dr. Joseph Saizan, this home featured the first indoor bathroom in Opelousas. Restorations and additions through the years include closing in the front gallery for bedroom purposes. Many beautiful panels of cut glass are found around the home as well as frescoes and gingerbread work. The home is bound …

April 9, 1888

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17. Old City Hall – Opelousas Town Market, 1888

131 W. Bellevue Street Built of handmade brick in 1888, this building was once the center of commerce when it served as the town’s market. The town had a market house long before that, as noted in records soon after Opelousas was incorporated in 1821. Other market buildings were constructed in 1853 and 1867. This …

April 9, 1888

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