Last updated: September 6, 2024
Place
Is the Doctor In?
Christy Hoover
Quick Facts
Location:
Natchez, LA
Amenities
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
The Cottage, built in the 1830s, served mostly as a home for the Prud'homme family members. However, during the later part of the 19th century several doctors resided in the Cottage. There had been a hospital to provide medical care for the enslaved people since the 1850s.
Doctor Gaudin Hulin lived in the Cottage by 1860. His fee for yearly medical services in 1861 was 760 piastres (Spanish currency).
In 1862, Phanor Prud'homme rented an enslaved woman to Doctor Lahaye at $12 a month while charging rent of $100 a year for the Cottage. Doctor James Leveque rented the Cottage in 1866 and lived here for the next thirty years. Leveque enlarged the cottage to accommodate an office and his growing family. Following Doctor Leveque's death, the Cottage again became a Prud'homme family home.
The Brett family, cousines of the Prud'hommes, purchased the Cottage in 1941. It remained in their family until they sold to the National Park Service in 1998. Today, the Cottage serves as park offices.
Doctor Gaudin Hulin lived in the Cottage by 1860. His fee for yearly medical services in 1861 was 760 piastres (Spanish currency).
In 1862, Phanor Prud'homme rented an enslaved woman to Doctor Lahaye at $12 a month while charging rent of $100 a year for the Cottage. Doctor James Leveque rented the Cottage in 1866 and lived here for the next thirty years. Leveque enlarged the cottage to accommodate an office and his growing family. Following Doctor Leveque's death, the Cottage again became a Prud'homme family home.
The Brett family, cousines of the Prud'hommes, purchased the Cottage in 1941. It remained in their family until they sold to the National Park Service in 1998. Today, the Cottage serves as park offices.