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Kate Chopin House, also known as Bayou Folk Museum or Alexic Cloutier House, is a house in Cloutierville, Louisiana. It was the home of Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening, after her marriage.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993 for its association with Kate Chopin's life and her use of area happenings as source for bayou life covered in much of her writings.[1][3]
It is located on Main Street (Louisiana Highway 1) in Cloutierville, in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
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- ^ a b Kate Chopin House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 24, 1992), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kate Chopin HousePDF (1.01 MiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1992.PDF (443 KiB)
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