Breaux House - Thibodaux, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Private home. Located on a small triangular strip of property with another building. Cannot be missed from the unique and nice exterior architecture and color. Listed to be in the Thibodaux Multiple Resource Area as building #2. Here is a brief statement, from the Register application, found here.

The Breaux House is a single story frame Queen Anne Revival residence with Eastlake gallery posts. The plan consists of two front rooms and a rear corridor leading to bedrooms and a kitchen There are two polygonal bays, a small entrance vestibule, and two fireplaces, one of which has an elaborate slate mantel. This mantel has a basic aedicule shape, but with free-standing colonnettes on brackets supporting the shelf. The various surfaces are painted to resemble granite and marble. Panels are stenciled with stylized leaf and flower patterns The roofline of the house features three imbricated shingle gables, each of which has stylized cruck and tie-beam ornamentation. The massing is crowned by a square turret with a flared pyramidal roof and an oculus. The Eastlake gallery features filigree brackets and incorporates five changes in direction in order to encompass the front half of the house. Since construction, the house has been partially aluminum sided, the front gallery has been screened in, a small rear gallery has been enclosed, and one of the mantels has been replaced. Despite these changes, the Breaux House still retains its massing, its gallery, and its painted slate mantel, which are the features which establish its architectural significance. In addition, it retains most of its exterior and interior details; hence its architectural identity remains intact.
Significance -
The Breaux House is separately significant because of its painted slate mantel. The paintwork is in perfect condition and is a very rare surviving example in the parish.

Street address: 401 Patriot Thibodaux, LA USA 70301 County / Borough / Parish: Lafourche Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering (Queen Anne) Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic. Sub - Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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