Exhibits

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.

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" 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.

Re-enactors perform on the gallery of the c.1830 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.

1904 Sugar Mill Model

Sugar_Mill See a 22' hand-crafted working model of a sugar mill that exhibits the process of making raw sugar from sugar cane.

Allendale Plantation Cabins

Discover history spanning over 100 years from before the Civil War up till the Civil Rights era in the three cabins from Allendale Plantation.

The legacy of slavery is interpreted in the c.1850 slave cabin which is pictured here. The interior of the cabin shows early furnishings used typically by slaves before the Civil War.

Reed Shotgun House

Reed Shotgun House, circa 1938

Learn about what makes the Shotgun house a staple of southern architecture and the cultural influence migrant workers had on West Baton Rouge.

In The Interest of Our Parish

An Opening Reception was held at the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, May 8, 2009 to celebrate the installation of the museum’s permanent exhibit In the Interest of Our Parish: Three Hundred Years of History in West Baton Rouge.

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