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Beautiful Old Mandeville Home
This beautiful Mandeville home was originally built in the late 1800s and then extensively remodelled in 1915. It was built for Mrs Marie ‘Emma’ Duteil Prudhomme. It was considered to be “de-Victorianized” in 1915. She sold the home to Thomas and Mary Celeste Johnson who kept it in the family for around 90 years. Just…
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“Little Bug” in Mandeville
Just a teeny tiny creole cottage in Mandeville known as “Little Bug”. Circa 1910.ย
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Mansion Started as 4-Room Lodge
T to the G to the I to the F! Another Mandeville, Louisiana pretty old place! Rosedale, also known as the Dufilho-Poitevent House, was built in 1840. It started as a simple 4-room hunting lodge. It was enlarged about 10 years later and again in the 1890s. It was described in a 1905 publication as…
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1849 Home in Mandeville, LA
The Theodule Verret House was built in 1849. Verret was mayor and a civic leader during Mandeville’s earliest days. Located right across the street from Lake Pontchartrain, it was built 12 feet high and far from the street for year-round living. Gas heating and lighting were installed while the Verret family lived here and the…
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“Le Citronnier” in Mandeville
This darling shotgun house in Mandeville was quickly one of my favorites with the old iron fence out front and the beautiful wrapping porch. “Le Citronnier” as it’s called was built in 1890.
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Circa 1870 in Mandeville
The Miller-Bosse Cottage in Mandeville. Built in 1870.
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Historic Jonesborough Home
The Irwin House in Jonesborough, Tennessee was built in 1880. Some beautiful details on this Gothic Revival!
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Maison Lafitte Historic Venue
Originally built for Mrs Marie ‘Emma’ Duteil Prudhomme, this home was built in 1890 and remodelled in 1915. It was considered to be “de-Victorianized” in 1915. She sold the home to the Johnsons who lived here for 90 years. It’s now an event venue called Maison Lafitte.
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Mandeville Creole Cottage
Another little creole cottage down in Mandeville, LA. Circa 1895. These just never get old to me!
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Raised Creole Cottage in Mandeville
Just perfect on Jefferson! This 1800s creole cottage has been raised and understandably so since it’s located a couple blocks from Lake Ponchartrain. Such a cutie!
