Kate Chopin House (Cloutierville, Louisiana)

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

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Kate Chopin House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2158&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 
3. ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 24, 1992), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kate Chopin HousePDF (443 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1992.PDF (948 KB)
4. ^ "200-Year-Old Kate Chopin House in La. Burns Down". Associated Press (New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Chopin-House-Fire.html. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 

External links

• Cane River National Heritage Area, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary