Address 214-218 S. Main St., St. Martinville, LA

Year Built 1857-60

Building History

Built ca 1857-60 by Alhonse Tertrou as a “fire-proof brick building” to replace an older structure destroyed by the Great Fire of 1856. Tertrou was in business with his brother-in-law, C.E. Broussard. The property was acquired by the family of the present owner, the Fournet family, in 1884.

Building History

Three-bay brick commercial building. Shop windows and gallery replaced. Side carriageway with elliptical arched entrance. Louvered lunette in the central pedimented parapet. Tie bars with sunburst ornamentation on exterior of building.

Open to Public? Yes

Other Info Quality Furniture & Appliances (218 S. Main St.); two vacant rental spaces (214& 216 S. Main St.)

Source: 1896 in Le Petit Paris: Turning the Century in Southwest Louisiana by Lawrence F.M. Capuder, Sr.