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33 Probably begun in 1785 and completed in 1790 for Jean Baptiste Voisin (fl. 1760– 1790) in St. Charles Parish above Norco, Voisin Plantation is a typical example of the raised-cottage construction characteristic of Louisiana French Colonial architecture. Like many very early houses, Voisin has only three rooms on each floor. The lower level is constructed of brick covered with plaster. The slightly wider upper floor is built of mortise-and-tenon cypress frame (colombage) filled with bousillage. A steep hipped roof is broken by two chimneys and two small dormers. An unbroken line of Voisin’s descendants occupied the property, which was moved back as the river encroached. Voisin fell into disrepair after Hurricane Betsy blew the roof off in 1965 and not long after was pulled down. Only one photograph of the side elevation of Voisin Plantation is accessioned in the Louisiana State Museum’s Tebbs Collection. VOISIN PLANTATION 1785–1790 34 Homeland Plantation (front elevation), vintage gelatin silver print, Louisiana State Museum, 1956.087.189b ...

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