Kate Chopin House (Cloutierville, Louisiana)
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Kate Chopin House
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Historic American Buildings Survey photo of the house
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| Location: | Main St. (LA 1), Cloutierville, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates: | 31°32′26.04″N 92°55′1.53″W / 31.5405667°N 92.9170917°WCoordinates: 31°32′26.04″N 92°55′1.53″W / 31.5405667°N 92.9170917°W |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 93001601 |
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| Added to NRHP: | April 19, 1993[1] |
| Designated NHL: | April 19, 1993[2] |
Kate Chopin House, also known as Bayou Folk Museum or Alexic Cloutier House, is a house in Cloutierville, Louisiana. It was the home of Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening, after her marriage.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993 for its association with Kate Chopin's life and her use of area happenings as source for bayou life covered in much of her writings.[2][3]
It is located on Main Street (Louisiana Highway 1) in Cloutierville, in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
The house was destroyed in a fire on October 1, 2008.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Kate Chopin House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 24, 1992), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kate Chopin House PDF (443 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1992. PDF (948 KB)
- ^ "200-Year-Old Kate Chopin House in La. Burns Down". Associated Press (New York Times). Retrieved 2008-10-01.[dead link]
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