Vermilionville Historic Village

Vermilionville Historic Village, located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a Cajun and Creole living history museum with a combination of restored and replica historic structures.^[1]^[2]

Structures and exhibits

Buildings in the village include:^[3]

Maison Acadienne - Circa 1830
La Chapelle des Attakapas - a reproduction of the style based on the Catholic churches at Pointe Coupée (1760) and St. Martinville (1773)
Beau Bassin - Circa 1840, Creole and American Greek Revival style
Maison Boucvalt - Circa 1860, a classic 19th century Acadian/Creole house
Maison Broussard - 1790, original French Creole house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Maison Buller - 1803, Creole style
Maison des Cultures - Circa 1840, Acadian style
L’École - a reproduction typical of 1890s schoolhouse architecture
Maison Mouton - a reconstruction of an 1810 house, a basic Acadian house with a detached kitchen
Trapper's Cabin

Gallery

Beau Bassin
Trapper's Cabin
Vermilionville
Maison Mouton
Maison Acadienne
Maison Buller
La Chapelle des Attakapas
Maison Boucvalt
Outhouse near Maison Broussard
Maison Broussard

References

^ C. Kurt Dewhurst; Patricia Hall; Charlie Seemann (15 December 2016). Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century Perspectives. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-4422-7293-4.
^ Macon Fry. Cajun Country Guide. Pelican Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4556-0175-2.
^ "Vermilionville - Historic Homes". Bayou Vermilion District. Retrieved August 24, 2019.