The Kate Chopin house burned yesterday. Every time Steve and I make one of our day-trips, I think about going to see this house, but I kept putting it off; now there is nothing to see.
Kate Chopin was one of my favorite southern women writers. I loved The Awakening.
The house was 200 years old. As a testimony to its construction, The Times reports that "the double brick walls of the first floor and the bousillage walls that made up the second floor" were still standing after the fire. There was no description in the article about the contents of the 
house but I can only imagine what was lost. It was the home of the Bayou Folk museum; tours were given as recently as a week ago.
house but I can only imagine what was lost. It was the home of the Bayou Folk museum; tours were given as recently as a week ago.Such a sad loss!
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