This Designer s 130-Year-Old Farmhouse Was Cut Into Pieces and Moved to a New City
A 19th-century Louisiana farmhouse moves to new digs but stays true to its old soul.
By Hadley Mendelsohn and Produced by Robert Rufino Feb 19, 2021 JESSIE PREZA
It was practically begging to be moved: The former owner of this 3,600-square-foot farmhouse knew the home was in the wrong place so they literally had it cut into three pieces, loaded onto a trailer, and driven to a woodsy country-club community near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And that’s exactly where Krystal Matthews fell in love with it, while hunting for a place her family of five could really put down some roots. “It just has this charm, everyone who comes in feels it,” she says of the 130-year-old structure. Given that Krystal and her husband, Blake Matthews, flip houses for a living, they were able to transform the old home to suit their needs at warp speed, buying in April 2020 and moving in by midsumme