The house is the former home of the first mayor of the city of Rayne, Joseph Bernard.

Today, the house serves as the Rayne Cultural Center.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 2001.

[1] The house, built in 1881, is the former home of Joseph D. Bernard, co-founder and first mayor of Rayne, Louisiana, which was incorporated in 1883.

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