Bellevue Plantation - Catherine Murat House

Many of our home ideas are similar to Bellevue - the Catherine Murat Plantation. The old house has been restored and is in the Tallahassee Museum.

At one time the Murat house was on Jackson Bluff Boulevard

Our home is obviously bigger - and had to pass modern building codes - but the basic lines are the same. Both houses are bases on square foundation with covered porches - everything contained under the same 6/12 roof.

The Murat floor plan is two large north and south rooms - separated by a grand hall. Our house has a master suite and guest suite separated by a great room. In each case the front and back door line similar to the shotgun house or the dog run house.

Where our home is on a solid concrete foundation - the Murat House is raised up on pillars and has a wooden floor.

Our home has 28 windows all the same size. Each window will be covered by an interior plantation shutter.

Catherine Murat House

Where the Murat House has two fireplaces and two chimneys - our roof will have no protrusions. Our fireplace will be more centrally located and the chimney will run through the trusses and exit the house under the eves.

Instead for fireplaces heating our home - we will have a heat pump that heats - cools - and dehumidifies the home. Since the home will be completely insulated with liquid foam insulation - it will require much less energy to heat and cool. 

Murat House has 4 windows space across the front - our home has 8 windows space across the front and 8 more on the back.

The irony of the whole similarity is that we designed our home BEFORE we examined the Murat House.