Jean baptiste de langy8/5/2023 Rogers led a band of about 180 rangers and regulars out to scout French positions. The battle was given its name because the British combatants were wearing snowshoes. The battle took place near Lake George, now in northern New York, but then in the frontier area between the British province of New York and the French province of Canada. It was fought by members of British Ranger companies led by Robert Rogers against French troops and Indians allied to France. The 1758 Battle on Snowshoes occurred on March 13, 1758, during the French and Indian War. This battle probably took place somewhere west of the hills near Sabbathday Point. Forts Edward and William Henry are near the bottom of this map. In 1758, the road along the left side of Lake George did not exist. To schedule a private tour or host an event at the Lang House, please contact visit our Facebook Page for information on current events.Detail from a 1777 map by John Montresor. Our gift shop offers local gifts and educational publications. If you have an interest in architecture, your home’s chain of title, historic restoration or Louisiana history, please come visit the Lang House Museum and take the tour. Over the seven year history of OMHA we have completed significant research on Mandeville’s unique history. The Lang House officially opened its doors to the public in December of 2014, at which time the majority of restoration had been completed but further progress is ongoing. The Jean Baptiste Lang House now rests at 605 Carroll Street and serves as a museum and multi-functional community space. The Old Mandeville Historic Association accepted the task of breathing new life into this quintessential Creole beauty. The salvation of this modest cottage was a pivotal point in the direction of our town. The city provided funds to move the Lang House from Lakeshore Drive six blocks inland to the beautiful Kierr Gardens, which was donated by the Kierr family. The storm caused significant damage, and the Mandeville community rallied behind its salvation. The Jourdan Family donated the Lang House to the City of Mandeville after Hurricane Katrina. We have a moratorium on demolitions of historic structures, the city hosts lectures on tax credits for historic rehabilitation, and we have the salvation of the Jean Baptiste Lang House. Thanks to a study commissioned by our former mayor, Donald Villere, we now have the benefits of a historic district. People were deeply saddened to watch homes succumb to the wrecking ball and decided to do something about it. Many of these historic homes had hope but instead, slipped out of our hands forever. There were the houses that simply washed away and those that could not be saved, but there were also those on the brink. Post-Katrina reconstruction seemed to have little preservation controls in place. Old Mandeville received significant damage from the storm. One of the best kept secrets in the Deep South, Old Mandeville sat precariously, on a modest ridge on August 29, 2005, ready to slip away from us, into the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina. This rustic little time capsule sat undisturbed for 150 years. Old Mandeville survived the Civil War, Reconstruction, economic upturns and downturns, and because of the modern growth of Northshore suburbia and dismissal of the “Old Towne” as insignificant, this historic enclave survived post World War II modernization. This ‘primitive’ building had a wine cellar, a bath house and wharf, slave quarters, kitchen house, stables, cistern, bead board galore, slate roof, and a double chimney just for the sake of pretense. The recent gutting of the interior has exposed a myriad of ancient colors and woodwork. The Lang House is full of architectural features, such as the faux bois oak finish, mortise and tenon construction, tongue and groove floors, scarf joints, diagonal braces, Creole mantle with Creole Diamond to name a few. These camps were similar in plan and scale, with a range of three rooms across the front or south side, mirror image “cabinets” situated in the rear corners, and an open “loggia” across the rear-middle. Therefore as New Orleans thrived, Mandeville thrived. The elite built summer homes, or camps, in Mandeville to escape the busy streets of the city. This home, like many along “Lake Street,” (presently Lakeshore Drive) was a reflection of the wealth generated from the antebellum economy of New Orleans. It was completed in 1852 by Jean Baptiste Lang, a successful Belgian tobacco merchant. The Jean Baptiste Lang House is one of just a few “Anglo-Creole” structures left standing in Old Mandeville. Please visit our Facebook Page for information on current events. (closed during the months of January and August) The Lang House is a museum, gift shop, and multi-functional community space.
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