Millet House
{{short description|Historic Creole cottage in Louisiana}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Millet House
| nrhp_type = nrhp
| image = MilletHouse1.JPG
| caption = The house in 2014
| alt = A cottage with natural walls and a large front porch on a tall brick foundation.
| location = 423 East Jefferson Highway, Gramercy, Louisiana 70052
| locmapin = Louisiana#USA
| map_alt = Located in Louisiana, in the southeast quadrant of the state along the Mississippi River.
| coordinates = {{Wikidatacoord|Q124474760|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| built = {{c|1830}}
| added = December 9, 1999
| architecture = Creole cottage, French colonial architecture.
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| refnum = 99001478{{NRISref|2013a|dateform=|accessdate=February 29, 2024|refnum=99001478|name=Millet House}}
| mpsub = Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS{{NRHP url|id=64500249|title=Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS}}
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The Millet House is a historic Creole cottage on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what is now Gramercy, Louisiana. It was built around 1830 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as part of a Multiple Property Submission.{{cite web |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73972740 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Millet House |last=DeBlieux |first=Robert B. |author-link= |publisher=National Archives |date=May 1999 |access-date=February 29, 2024}}
History
Jean Millet, an Acadian, moved to Louisiana prior to 1776 and the family owned the property on which the house sites by 1823. The family continued to live in the house for over a century, until 1950. While the house was built after the Louisiana Purchase, it exhibits influences of French colonial architecture.
Architecture
The house has many hallmarks of a Creole architecture cottage style including an umbrella roof, a high brick pier foundation, and a wraparound mantel. The construction techniques also added to the historic value including briquette-entre-poteaux (brick-between-post) colombage walls made with bousillage.
See also
- Mather House: another Creole cottage in St. James Parish
- National Register of Historic Places listings in St. James Parish, Louisiana
References
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Category:Creole architecture in Louisiana
Category:Creole cottage architecture in the United States
Category:Houses in St. James Parish, Louisiana
Category:Houses completed in 1830
Category:1830 establishments in Louisiana
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
Category:National Register of Historic Places in St. James Parish, Louisiana
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