The Mather House, also known as Breaux-Mather House, was built in 1811 in

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. It was listed on the U.S.

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in 2001. It is a one-story French Creole frame cottage facing south onto River Road (

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), on the east (north) bank of the

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, in St. James Parish. wit
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Creole architecture in Louisiana Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Houses completed in 1811 Houses in St. James Parish, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in St. James Parish, Louisiana 1810s establishments in Louisiana Creole cottage architecture in the United States {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub

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