Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Pellerin-Chauffe House

1896

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 8, 2019

1. The Pellerin-Chauffe House Marker

Inscription.
This Queen Anne Revival cottage was built in 1896 by Edmond Pellerin. The carpenter, Emile Bergeron, built the entire house of local cypress and the house remains the finest example of rural farm life in Breaux Bridge at the end of the 19th Century.

This house is the first original Breaux Bridge home on the National Register of Historic Places.

Restoration courtesy
Mary Lynn Chauffe-Guillory

Erected by The Breaux Bridge Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 15.513′ N, 91° 53.011′ W. Marker is in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish. It is on South Poydras Highway (State Highway 347) 0.2 miles north of Delcambre Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Breaux Bridge LA 70517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and

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on the Gulf Coast.

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: The Valery Thibodeaux House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Birthplace of Bishop Jules Jeanmard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Pont Breaux, Louisiane (approx. 1.4 miles away); Birthplace of Bishop Jules Jeanmard/Lieu de Naissance de L'Évêque Jules Jeanmard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Breaux Bridge, Louisiana / Pont de Breaux, Louisiane (approx. 1.4 miles away); Breaux Bridge / Pont-Breaux (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Bernard School History (approx. 1½ miles away); Legend of Bayou Teche/La Legendè Du Bayou Teche (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Breaux Bridge.

More about this marker. Caution, very busy highway.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 8, 2019

2. The Pellerin-Chauffe House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 628 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2019.