Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Alfred Greenhouse, Sr. Home

c. 1881

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 20, 2018

1. Alfred Greenhouse, Sr. Home Marker

Inscription.
Large story and a half Acadian style residence built by Alfred Greenhouse and his wife Cecilia Bontempt. Greenhouse was a farmer, cattleman, landowner and hunter who often cared for cattle kept in the lowlands during the winter months. Indian burial mounds are located to the rear of the original family property.

Erected by City Of Marksville.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana, Marksville Historical Markers Driving Tour series list.

Location. 31° 8.367′ N, 92° 2.754′ W. Marker is in Marksville, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on Spring Bayou Road (State Road 1190) east of Andrus Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marksville LA 71351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and

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specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marksville Mounds (approx. one mile away); Dr. John Ware's Mule Tramway Site (approx. one mile away); Dupuis-Mims Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Poste Des Avoyelles (approx. 1.1 miles away); Marksville Baptist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Marksville Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bettevy-DeNux-Roy Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Church of the Nazarene (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marksville.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 20, 2018

2. Alfred Greenhouse, Sr. Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 877 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2018.