In 1977, Virginia Bordelon, their daughter, offered to donate the home to a group that would plan to restore it. In 1978, the Marksville Jaycees, the Louisiana Commission des Avoyelles, and the town of Marksville banded together to work on the project. The house was moved from its original site of Louisiana Hwy 1192 in the Bluetown community, to its present locatiion on Tunica Drive. Restoration was completed in time to celebrate Marksville's 170th birthday, La Fet Cent Soixante-dix. The house was dedicated on September 9, 1979. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 because of its architectural and historical significances.
In 1977, Virginia Bordelon, their daughter, offered to donate the home to a group that would plan to restore it. In 1978, the Marksville Jaycees, the Louisiana Commission des Avoyelles, and the town of Marksville banded together to work on the project. The house was moved from its original site of Louisiana Hwy 1192 in the Bluetown community, to its present locatiion on Tunica Drive. Restoration was completed in time to celebrate Marksville's 170th birthday, La Fet Cent Soixante-dix. The house was dedicated on September 9, 1979. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 because of its architectural and historical significances.
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