Sorapuru House - Edgard, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

A fine home, located just south of the small town of Edgard. Actually is considered in the community of Lucy. Home appeared to be in good condition. Home is turned 90 degrees and faces south.
Could not find any information on home except from the Register application located here

The Sorapuru House is locally significant in the area of architecture as a rare surviving example of St. John the Baptist Parish’s earliest and most important architectural heritage (i.e., the French Creole style). The dwelling’s Federal style mantels are also rare and, thus, contribute to the home’s importance. The area which became St. John the Baptist Parish was fairly well settled by the end of the eighteenth century. Created in 1807, the parish grew to become a prosperous sugar planting area. Although St. John was part of the so-called German Coast, its dominant cultural influence was French Creole. Presumably there were once a few hundred Creole residences of various sizes in the parish. Today, out of a total of over 1,100 buildings identified in the parish survey as being fifty years of age or older, the Sorapuru House is one of only about ten which remain to portray the area’s Creole environment and lifestyle. The home’s floorplan, ten light French doors, exposed beaded ceiling beams, and mantels which wrap around the flue in the French manner all mark the building as an early and important example of the Creole style. Creole houses such as the Sorapuru Home represent St. John’s earliest architectural development and are the primary representatives of its well known Creole cultural heritage. It should be noted that in any given French parish in Louisiana, the Creole buildings are generally considered the most important. This is because the French Creole heritage is the major element distinguishing Louisiana from other southern states and in many ways forms its cultural identity. The home is also important as a rare example of Federal styling. Within St. John the Baptist Parish, only the Sorapuru House and the much larger Whitney (National Register) have mantels in this style.
Historical Note
The Sorapurus, a family of Creoles of Color, have lived in St. John the Baptist Parish at least since the late 1700s. At that time the farming family was also part owner of a sugar mill. Later, Louis Sorapuru was an early postmaster of Lucy, while Adolphe Sorapuru served as the parish’s Recorder of Mortgages in the 1850s. The family built the home c. 1825, and Sorapuru descendants lived there continuously until 1996. Although the building is currently vacant, the Sorapurus are interested in preserving the home.
NOTE: As an old and prosperous Creole of Color family, the Sorapurus may be important enough in St. John the Baptist Parish’s history to justify nominating their home on historical grounds. However, there is currently not enough information available to evaluate and document such a case to the standards the Register requires. Hopefully, this can be accomplished at a future date.

Street address: 971 LA 18 Edgard, LA USA 70049 County / Borough / Parish: St. John The Baptist Year listed: 1999 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Current function: Vacant/Not in Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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