Creole architecture in the United States appears in buildings in Louisiana and elsewhere in the South, and also in the associated territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A regional variant of the tradition is the Ponce Creole style. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Venus House, c. mid- to late 1700s (City of Opelousas)
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Creole architecture in the United States (Wikipedia)
Venus House, c. mid- to late 1700s (City of Opelousas)
Notable Examples: Venus House, Venus House page, paragraph on constructionQuote, Notable Examples: Venus House, Venus House page, paragraph on construction
the house is recognized as a rare, early Creole dwelling
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