Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
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Headquarters

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LGCF, Inc. Headquarters
Tours are by appointment only.
Contact: Local Chairman, J Moriarty, (337) 776-9177, janetmoriarty@gmail.com

Physical Address: 1606 Water Street, Lecompte, LA

Mailing Address: PO BOX 542, LECOMPTE LA 71346-0542

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LGCF State President Roxanna Champagne at the Headquarters
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Built in the 1890’s

The Dr. E. L. Henry home was built by James Ward Hardy for his daughter, Patricia, and deeded to her on her marriage to Dr. E. L. Henry in 1899. Sometimes after 1917, Dr. Henry died and Patricia married Dr. Benjamin Blake.

In 1921, he built a sanitarium, now a modern and thriving clinic, next door to the house. The home typifies a Louisiana Plantation Cottage. It is centrally located in the state of Louisiana, on Bayou Boeuf, in the small town of Lecompte, which is located on Highway 71 about 15 minutes south of Alexandria.

Both century old Live Oaks are members of the Live Oak Society; one is named for Dr. Edwin Stephens, founder and one for Lucile Brown, 1st LGCF Live Oak Society Chairman.

Perseverance

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From 1971 to 1977, LGCF members held raffles, auctions and other fundraisers to raise the monies to purchase the house from the late State Senator Cecil Blair. Club members also saved Betty Crocker coupons to furnish the kitchen. The walls are of double cypress construction and the floors are the original cypress boards. A board gallery once surrounded three sides of the cottage. Through the years, a portion of the gallery was enclosed to form two large bathrooms, a den, and a large closet to house all LGCF records.

It is furnished with period antiques and art donated by different garden clubs and individual garden club members. The home features a wide entrance hallway where photographs of all the past LGCF Presidents greet you. The sitting room boasts of one of the two fireplaces in the home. Double doors open into a formal dining room featuring a stained glass Louisiana iris hanging in the window. It was designed and donated by a Club Member. Other artwork includes a painting of the Carolyn Dorman Magnolia and a pen and ink drawing done by one of the LGCF Scholarship recipients.

Each past state president has added her personal touch to the home and garden…from the birdbath, wrought iron bench and plantings in the side garden to the bench in the back garden where you may want to have a club meeting and brown bag lunch, or just sit and reflect.

Dedication of Blue Star By-Way Marker at headquarters in April 2011

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  • Home
    • State Officers
    • Headquarters
    • Presidents
    • Dues / Membership
    • Life Members
    • 501(c)(3)
    • Site Map
  • Awards
    • LGCF Lists - Forms - Winners
    • LGCF Youth Awards
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Deep South Convention
    • LGCF Convention
    • NGC Convention
    • Summer Board
    • Fall District Meetings
    • Winter Council
  • Newsletter
  • Education
    • Scholarships
    • Environmental School
    • Flower Show School
    • Gardening School
    • Landscape Design School
    • Symposiums
  • Districts & Clubs
    • District I
    • District II
    • District III
    • District IV
    • District V
    • District VI
    • District VII
    • District VIII
  • Live OAK Society
    • LOS_Photos
  • Projects A - L
    • Arbor Day
    • Beauty of Life Garden
    • Blue Star, Gold Star Marker
    • Circle of Roses
    • Cleanest City Contest
    • DSGC Unified Project
    • Litter
  • Projects M - W
    • Memorials- Book of Remembrance
    • Native Plants
    • PLANT AMERICA
    • Quarters for Waters
    • Tours
    • Ways & Means
  • CONTACT LGCF
  • Members Only
  • DISTRICT DEEDS & DOINGS Calendar
    • DISTRICT I
    • DISTRICT II >
      • DISTRICT II Acres of Green Garden Club
      • DISTRICT I Aurora Plantation Gardeners
      • DISTRICT II - Chateau Estates Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Creative Planters Garden Club
      • District II Grand Isle Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Lake Forest Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Metairie Ridge Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - River Ridge Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Shady Oaks Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Terrytown Garden Club
    • DISTRICT III >
      • DISTRICT III - Abbeville Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Azalea Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Franklin Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Lafayette Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III: St. Martinsville Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Terrebonne Garden Club
    • DISTRICT IV
    • DISTRICT V >
      • DISTRICT V - Clarklea Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Collinston Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Delhi Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Farmerville Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Ferriday Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Garden Gate Study Club
      • DISTRICT V - Marion Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Oak Grove Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Vidalia Garden Club
    • DISTRICT VI >
      • DISTRICT VI - Baton Rouge Garden Club
      • District VI - Belle Oaks Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VI - Covington Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VI - Gardenettes
      • DISTRICT VI - Hammond Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VI - Plaquemine Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Stem & Stamen Garden Club,
      • DISTRICT VI - West Baton Rouge Garden and Civic Club
    • DISTRICT VII >
      • DISTRICT VII - Bulb & Blossom Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Crowley Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Diggers & Weeders
      • DISTRICT VII - Lake Charles Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Rayne Garden Club
      • District VII- Sulphur Garden Club
    • DISTRICT VIII >
      • District VIII Lecompte Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VIII - Marksville Garden Club
  • FORMS LIBRARY