Venus House

Historic house in Louisiana, United States

United States historic place

Venus House

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The house in 2010

Location| 828 East Landry Street, Opelousas, Louisiana
Coordinates| 30°31′52″N 92°04′29″W﻿ / ﻿30.531111°N 92.074722°W﻿ / 30.531111; -92.074722
Area| less than one acre
Built| c. 1800
Architectural style| Creole
MPS| Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No.| 91000419[1]
Added to NRHP| April 22, 1991

The Venus House is a historic house located in Opelousas, Louisiana in the United States. The house is named after its former owner and occupant, a free Creole woman of color, Marie Francois Venus. It is one of the oldest houses of its kind in the Lower Mississippi Valley.[2] Today, the house serves as the center piece of the Le Vieux Village.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1991.[1]

## History[edit]

The house, built c 1800, is the former home of Marie Francois Venus, a free Creole woman of color. The house was originally located in the small community of Grand Prairie. The house was constructed entirely of mortise and tenon construction. It features bousillage, a natural insulation that was once common in the walls of Cajun and Creole dwellings. It was usually made by mixing mud with spanish moss or animal hair and held into place by a series of wood bars (barreaux), set between the posts, which resulted into the walls.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ a b "Venus House Historical Marker".

## See also[edit]

* National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

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