Vermilionville Historic Village
Vermilionville Historic Village, located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is a Cajun and Creole living history museum with restored historic structures. Structures and exhibits Buildings in the village include: *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 Mouton - a reconstruction of an 1810 house, a basic Acadian house with a detached kitchen *L’École - a reproduction typical of 1890s schoolhouse architecture *Maison des Cultures - Circa 1840, Acadian style *Trapper's Cabin *Maison Acadienne - Circa 1830 *Maison Buller - 1803, Creole style *Maison Broussard - 1790, French Creole style See also * Acadian Village (park) The Acadian Village is a private cultural park located in Lafayette, Louisiana. History Acadian Village is located on the ...
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Vermilionville Maison Des Cultures
Lafayette (, ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the most populous city and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth largest incorporated municipality by population and the 234th-most populous in the United States, with a 2020 census population of 121,374; the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in 2020. The Lafayette metropolitan area was Louisiana's third largest metropolitan statistical area with a population of 478,384 at the 2020 census. The Acadiana region containing Lafayette is the largest population and economic corridor between Houston, Texas and New Orleans. Originally established as Vermilionville in the 1820s and incorporated in 1836, Lafayette developed as an agricultural community until the introduction of retail and entertainment centers, and the discovery of oil in the area in the 1940s. Since the discovery of oil, the city and parish have had the highest number of workers in the oi ...
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