Jeanerette in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Harry B. Hewes House

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009

1. Harry B. Hewes House Marker

Inscription. This East Lake Victorian home, built in 1897, was the home of Harry Bertram Hewes until his death in 1953. Hewes, descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a founder and co~owner of Jeanerette Lumber and Shingle Co., which harvested Cypress lumber from the Atchafalaya Basin between 1894 and 1925, and milled it on the site of City Park on Bayou Teche just northeast of the Home. Jeanerette Lumber & Shingle Co. remains one of the largest landowners of property in the Basin. The locally famous paddlewheel steamboat, the "Amy Hewes", was built by Hewes and named after his daughter.

Erected 2008 by Louisiana Department Of Natural Resources, Atchafalaya Basin Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 29° 55.077′ N, 91° 40.178′ W. Marker is in Jeanerette, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 182) and Henkle Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1617 Main Street, Jeanerette LA 70544, 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 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 Sons of Jeanerette War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); St. John The Evangelist Church Parish (about 700 feet away); Welcome to Jeanerette (approx. 0.2 miles away); Streetcar Wheel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Nicholas Provôt (approx. 0.8 miles away); Steamboats (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bayside Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Alice Plantation House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeanerette.

Harry B. Hewes House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009

2. Harry B. Hewes House and Marker

Harry B. Hewes House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 22, 2009

3. Harry B. Hewes House

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