Kate Chopin House, Historic residence in Cloutierville, Louisiana.

Kate Chopin House was a residential building in Cloutierville constructed in the early 1800s and known for its traditional Louisiana construction methods. The structure displayed handmade brick walls, hand-hewn cypress boards, and bousillage techniques characteristic of the period's local building practices.

Built between 1806 and 1813 by Alexis Cloutier, the founder of Cloutierville, the residence later housed author Kate Chopin and her family from 1879 to 1883. During her time there, Chopin gathered experiences and stories that would shape her later literary output.

Neighbours in Cloutierville, mostly of French-Creole descent, disapproved of Kate Chopin's smoking cigarettes, playing cards and walking alone, and gossiped that she lifted her skirt too high, showing her ankles. Chopin drew on the town for Bayou Folk, A Night in Acadie and The Awakening.

The building was completely destroyed by fire in 2008, and its National Historic Landmark status was withdrawn in 2015. Visitors can explore the history of this location through local museums and historical markers throughout Cloutierville.

The house opened as the Bayou Folk Museum in 1979, run by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, and was named in part after Chopin's 1894 story collection Bayou Folk. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993, and after the October 1, 2008 fire both that designation and its National Register listing were withdrawn in December 2015.