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

Dr. Sylvan DeNux Home

1913

 
 
Dr, Sylvan DeNux Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2020
1. Dr, Sylvan DeNux Home Marker
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Arts and Crafts home built by Samuel Moreau, a local attorney, and given a Colonial Revival look by Dr. DeNux in 1922.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana, Marksville Historical Markers Driving Tour series list.
 
Location. 31° 7.522′ N, 92° 4.019′ W. Marker is in Marksville, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on South Washington Street near East Bon Temps Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 South Washington Street, 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 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
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Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Presentation Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Joe Printz Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jules Coco Building (about 400 feet away); Site of General Store (about 400 feet away); Marksville Masonic Lodge Building (about 400 feet away); Coco-Piazza Home (about 500 feet away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); Brouillette-Guillot-Luke House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marksville.
 
Dr, Sylvan DeNux Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2020
2. Dr, Sylvan DeNux Home Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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