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The Cook House

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My obsession with historic houses started a long time ago.  I will always remember going on a date in college with a local guy who drove me to see an amazing house that he just had to show me.  We stood outside the fence and read the historical marker and looked at the house in the moonlight.  I ... Continue Reading » about The Cook House

The Valentine House, 2220 Jackson Street

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The first residents of record in this charming 3 bedroom, 3 bath craftsman style home were John T. Valentine and his wife Grace Treadwell Valentine. We see them mentioned at this address in the 1926 Alexandria, Louisiana City Directory just after the land was purchased along with the property next ... Continue Reading » about The Valentine House, 2220 Jackson Street

823 City Park Boulevard, Alexandria, Louisiana

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In 1934, City Park Boulevard only had 3 homes listed and by 1940 it was almost fully developed to what we see today.  The area along the bayou has long been know as one of the places to find the most beautiful homes in the Garden District. Dorothy Hylton Sims owner ... Continue Reading » about 823 City Park Boulevard, Alexandria, Louisiana

Mimosa Place- 2816 Elliott Street

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For many years Elliott Street ended directly after the bayou behind Hillcrest Drive and the Avenues area, but a new neighborhood was developed beginning in the 1940's that was called Mimosa Place. We will begin the story of the house at 2816 Elliott Street with the marriage in 1910 of two ... Continue Reading » about Mimosa Place- 2816 Elliott Street

Sugar Sweet- 1815 White Street

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The story of this Alexandria, Louisiana house begins on a sweet note with the son of a French immigrant who arrived in New Orleans in 1882. Phoenix O. DePass (1843-1907) was an extraordinary man, who had made himself from nothing after losing his parents by the age of thirteen years. After serving ... Continue Reading » about Sugar Sweet- 1815 White Street

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