Valsin Broussard House Explained

Valsin Broussard House
Coordinates:	30.1493°N -91.9672°W
Built:	c.1876
Builder:	Valsin Broussard
Added:	March 14, 1983
Area:	less than one acre
Mpsub:	Broussard MRA
Refnum:	83000517

The Valsin Broussard House is a historic house located at 408 West Main Street in Broussard, Louisiana.

Built c.1876 by Valsin Broussard, founder of the town of Broussard, the house is the oldest remaining residence in the town. The Creole two-story frame house with a frontend gallery was modified in c.1900 with the addition of the rear wing.^[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1983.

It is one of 10 individually NRHP-listed houses in the "Broussard Multiple Resource Area",^[1] which also includes:

• Alesia House
  • Billeaud House Martial Billeaud Jr. House

• • Comeaux House Ducrest Building
    • • • Janin Store Roy-LeBlanc House St. Cecilia School St. Julien House Main Street Historic District

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Broussard Multiple Resource Area . State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . National Register staff, Division of Historic Preservation, State of Louisiana . October 1982 . November 1, 2017 . with 14 photos and three maps. (See also scanned text.)