The LaPointe-Krebs House, also known as the "Old Spanish Fort" and "Old French Fort," was built on the shore of Lake Catahoula near what is now Pascagoula, Mississippi, on land granted to the French C
Main facade in 2022
Exterior walls were constructed with oyster-shell concrete
South-facing facade in 2015, before restoration
Northwest view of LaPointe Krebs House in January 2022, after restoration
Bousillage
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Bousillage is a mixture of clay and grass or other fibrous substances used as the infill between the timbers of a half-timbered building. This material was commonly used by 18th-century French colonia
Old Spanish Fort (Pascagoula, Mississippi)
…46 centimeters) thick. The building is constructed of longleaf pine framing, with walls of oyster-shell concrete in the oldest construction and with bousillage of clay and Spanish moss in the western and most recent addition. Dendrochronology has been used to date timbers from the center tabby room to 1757…
Bousillage infill between the studs
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