The Aillet House
French Creole Aillet House (circa 1830)
Explore the Aillet House, an important preservation-in-progress that represents Louisiana's earliest French Creole architectural tradition.
The interior of the Aillet House displays the dining room as it may have appeared when sugar planter Jean Dorville Landry lived in the home before the Civil War.
Inside the Aillet House part of the wall has been removed to reveal an early insulation treatment in South Louisiana homes from the 19th century - "bousillage", which is a mixture of Spanish moss and mud, was part of the construction of many homes, including the c.1830 Aillet House.
Rear view of the Aillet House.
Reenactors perform on the gallery of the c.1830 Aillet House.







