Acadian House
Historic house in St. Martinville, Louisiana, USA. Added to the National Register in 2017, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, showcases the cultural significance of the Bayou Teche region. It is the oldest state park site in Louisiana, founded in 1934 as the Longfellow-Evangeline State Commemorative Area. Evangeline was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's enormously popular 1847 epic poem about Acadian lovers, who are now figures in local history. In the town center, the Evangeline Oak is the legendary meeting place of the two lovers, Evangeline and Gabriel. A statue of Evangeline marks her supposed grave next to St. Martin of Tours Church. The state historic site commemorates the broader historical setting of the poem in the Acadian and Creole culture of this region of Louisiana.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1200 N. Main St., within Longfellow Evangeline State Park, St. Martinville, LA |
| County | St. Martin County |
| Listed | May 11, 2017 |
| Reference number | 73002133 |
| Type of place | historic house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Address | 1200 N. Main St., within Longfellow Evangeline State Park, St. Martinville, LA |
| Coordinates | 30.13842, -91.82376 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Natchez National Historical Park · 101 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73002133. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.