Sunday, December 8, 2013

Stop #6 (Avoyelles) P.L. Shaw House

(pg. 26) Continue to your right along the bayou to the Harper House, originally the home of P.L. SHAW and built around 1852. It is about one mile from the site of the Epps' House.

This story and a half house is of identical construction to the Epps house. The setting of ancient crepe myrtle trees, gardenias, palmetto palms and ferns on the Bayou Boeuf is highly reminiscent of the Epps house as it was originally constructed.
Chickens, ducks, hogs, cows, barns, and corn cribs are usually in immediate proximity to the main house. Cypress cisterns held rain water drained from shingled roofs.

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