Location 1023 The Boulevard NRHP Reference # 01000119 Added to NRHP 2001 | Built 1881 Opened 1881 Nearest city Rayne | |
 | ||
Area Acadia Parish, Louisiana Architectural styles Victorian architecture, Italianate architecture | ||
The Joseph D. Bernard House (also known as the Bernard-Bertrand House) is a historic house located in Rayne, Louisiana in the United States. The house is the former home of the first mayor of the city of Rayne, Joseph Bernard. As one of the oldest homes in Rayne, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the house serves as the Rayne Cultural Center.
History
The house is the former home of Joseph Bernard, also known as J.D. Bernard. The house was built in 1881. Bernard was co-founder of and the first mayor of Rayne, Louisiana, which was incorporated in 1883. The house was built on West South 1st Street. Bernard sold the house in 1918 to E.J. Bertrand, who ran the town power plant. Around 1999, the house was threatened to be demolished. That year, it was moved to its current location to avoid demolition.