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

Desfossé House

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

1. Desfossé House Marker

English Side

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Desfossé House
Dr. Jules Charles Desfossé, second mayor of Mansura, acquired this c. 1790 house and rebuilt it c. 1850. This Louisiana French Colonial style dwelling was the 1st structure in Avoyelles Parish listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

La Maison Desfossé
Dr. Jules C. Desfossé, 2° maire de Mansura, acquit la maison c. 1790 et la rebâtit c. 1850. De style colonial franco-louisianais, elle est la 1° dans la paroisse des Avoyelles inscrite au Registre National des Lieux Historiques.

Erected 1981 by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 31° 3.738′ N, 92° 3.045′ W. Marker is in Mansura, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on L'Eglise Street (State Highway 107) south of Coco Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1832 L'Eglise Street, Mansura LA 71350, 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 Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mansura (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Mansura (approx. half a mile away); Avoyelles Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Avoyelles Parish Vietnam Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Presentation Academy (approx. 3.1 miles away); Tunica-Biloxi Indian Reservation (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Marksville Site (approx. 3.7 miles away); Marc Eliche (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansura.

La Maison Desfossé Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

2. La Maison Desfossé Marker

French Side

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

3. Desfossé House Marker

Desfossé House image. Click for full size.

September 2, 2016

4. Desfossé House

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,348 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.