| In the
1850's, Cornelius and Rosa Dreyfus Gumble chose a
picturesque spot
on Bayou Grosse Tete to build their family home and establish their
livelihood.
Generations of the Dreyfus family lived in this beautiful home and
operated
the Dreyfus General Store adjacent to the house. Rosa's cousins
Theodore
and Blondina Dreyfus have operated the store since 1880 and purchased
the
house and store in 1900. Theo and Blondina raised their children,
Rosina, Max, Mabel, Alfred, and Henry in the charming house on the
bayou
and continued the tradition of South Louisiana hospitality and gracious
living that is featured today in the Dreyfus House and Dreyfus Store
Restaurant
which now occupies the General Store building. The rich heritage
represented both in the store and in the family home has been preserved
and the public is now invited to enjoy at the DreyfusStore
Restaurant what the Dreyfuses and their
customers,
friends and family have appreciated for over 140 years |
