Aillet House: Window to Our Past | 1992

Join a group of dedicated preservationists as they endeavor to save the Aillet House, an important example of a small Creole plantation. Watch as the house is being moved to its new location on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum and returned to its former glory. ======== This documentary from September 6, 1992, focuses on the relocation and restoration of the historic Aillet House, a French Creole cottage built in the 1830s. It covers: the variety of Louisiana house types; the features of Creole houses; the architecture of the Aillet House; Dow USA’s role in saving the historic home; the move of the Aillet House from its original location to the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen, Louisiana; and the restoration of the home. It includes interviews with: Dr. Jay Edwards, LSU anthropologist; Barbara Bacot, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation; Fred B. Kniffen, LSU professor emeritus; Sid Gray, restoration consultant; Jonathan Fricker, Louisiana Division of Historic preservation; Babs Babin, Dow USA; Carroll Macalusa, Dow USA; Dave Beeson, house mover; and Mary Ann Mora Hunt, Aillet family member. Narrator: Bob Courtney