Badin-Roque House - Natchitoches, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.779 W 093° 05.126
15R E 491909 N 3514167
The Badin-Roque House is an example of an early Creole building style known as poteaux-en-terre (posts-in-ground). It the only remaining building of its kind in Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WMQXT7
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The simple one-story cottage has bousillage walls (a mixture of mud, Spanish moss and deer hair), an outdoor kitchen and a spacious porch situated under its large overhanging roof.

The house history has been traced to the year 1803, when a 60-year old freedman of color named Yves, but called Pacale, built the house where he owned 91 acres of land on Cane River, about 22 miles south of Natchitoches. Pacale died in 1818. Madame Roque acquired the home and occupied it until she died in October 1941. After her death, the house was used for storing hay until a local preservation group acquired the house, moved it, and began restoration work.
Street address:
Downtown Riverbank
Natchitoches, LA USA


County / Borough / Parish: Natchitoches

Year listed: 1980

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Historic function: Domestic

Current function: Park Display

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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