Duchesne Courier | 1927-12-09 | Page 4 | Colonial Home Built to Defy Father Time

Colonial Home Built to Defy Father Time Shortly before the time French tIon marry no noblemen left France and came caine to to Louisiana where they established fine tine homes becoming substantial loyal c citizens of ot the time South Among these was US Marquis Ternant who arrived Cd about 1788 1753 on his estate In n Coupee one of or the time earliest settlements on the time Mississippi l river lore Here lie hc built a stately French colo cob niah mansion and presented it to his bride on their wedding day It was constructed throughout of ot otred red led cypress cut from fm-em time the swamps on the time place Time The rafters fin and heavy o tim Um bers bems were hewn to shape and put to with wooden pegs The In In- tom toiler was finished with hand hand carved arvell moldings and amid antique panel work ork which still I tM characteristic grandeur of tIme E Eighteenth g century The Tile excellent condition of this timis historic historic his his- hot house e io today ny Is ls a ato II but u to the time building wisdom of Its its founder I in In n selecting native cypress for fur nil all all 5 par parts pam S