The front porch of the Arceneaux House. The home now has a center hallway from the front door to the back area which was added after the move in 1838 to adjoin the two halves together.
This file appears in: The Oldest House in Lafayette Parish is Circa 1790.: The seventh generation of the Arceneaux family still lives in The Arceneaux House, circa 1790.
This file appears in: The Oldest House in Lafayette Parish is Circa 1790.: The seventh generation of the Arceneaux family still lives in The Arceneaux House, circa 1790.
The Oldest House in Lafayette Parish is Circa 1790.: The seventh generation of the Arceneaux family still lives in The Arceneaux House, circa 1790.
If one were to visit Vermillionville today, they would see what is known as the Beaubassin House which is incorrectly dated as 1840. In reality, it is much, much older, from as early as 1790, and its…