In 1835 Louis Pecquet purchased this site and likely replaced the existing Spanish Colonial buildings shortly thereafter with the present Greek Revival shop-residence.
During the late 1830s, the shop housed a dry goods store, then a milliner and . . . — — Map (db m51599) HM
On Royal Street at St. Peter Street on Royal Street.
Pierre Pedesclaux, prominent notary purchased this site in 1795 and began construction of this house. Its design is attributed to Barthelemy Lafon architect, whose office was here in 1805. Purchased in 1811 by Dr. Yves Réné Lemonnier and François . . . — — Map (db m51323) HM
Erected about 1825 by Jean Felix Pinson and Maurice Pizetta, builder, sold by them in 1827 to Giraud M. Plique. Acquired in 1829 by Jean Baptiste La Branche, planter of St. Charles Parish, and occupied as his city residence until his death in . . . — — Map (db m51365) HM
Erected 1788 in the French colonial style Robert Jones, an American, builder. Site of the birthplace of Renato Beluche (1781-1860) a lieutenant of Jean Lafitte’s Baratarians who participated in the Battle of New Orleans Later Admiral of the . . . — — Map (db m51319) HM
Erected 1795-1800
For Vincent Rillieux – 1740-1800
New Orleans merchant and great-grandfather of Edgar Degas, noted French artist
The design of the house is attributed to Barthelemy Lafon – 1769-1820 architect, builder, surveyor . . . — — Map (db m51335) HM
Site of the first permanent Jewish house of worship in the State of Louisiana, Gates of Mercy Synagogue, 1845; located at 410-420 N. Rampart St. Gates of Mercy, chartered by the State in 1827, confirmed the abolition of the Code Noir, which had . . . — — Map (db m13167) HM
On St. Peter Street at Burgundy Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Peter Street.
1005
St. Peter Guest House
circa 1805
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m102530) HM
On Chartres Street at St. Peters, on the left when traveling north on Chartres Street.
Erected in the latter part of the 18th century, by the Spanish government and used for the assembling of the Cabildo or Governmental Council. Here, in 1803 took place the formal transfer of the Province of Louisiana from Spain to France and from . . . — — Map (db m221537) HM
On Bourbon Street at Toulouse Street, on the right when traveling west on Bourbon Street.
The INN ON BOURBON on the corner of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets, rests on the site of the Old French Opera House, for 60 years, the cultural center of New Orleans Creole society, and the first opera house in the United States. Erected in 1859 at . . . — — Map (db m21548) HM
On Chartres Street at Saint Ann Street on Chartres Street.
Logo of the New Orleans Landmarks Commission
1964
The Presbytère
Designed in 1791 by Gilberto Guillemard, architect, as the rectory of the Church of St. Louis. Construction, begun through the generosity of Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, . . . — — Map (db m51544) HM
This Greek Revival residence was built in 1852 for Angel Xiques, a native of Cadiz, Spain, who was a partner in Laborde & Xiques, importers of Cuban products.
This was the Spanish Consulate from 1871 to 1877. In 1884 a gambling house operated . . . — — Map (db m51357) HM
were designed and built in 1847 for merchant James Dick by renowned architect James Gallier, Sr. while he was designing the old New Orleans City Hall, now called Gallier Hall. Restored in 1971 by August Perez and Associates — — Map (db m51355) HM
Built in 1827 by John Mitchell and Isaac Lambert for Dr. Pierre Thomas, who acquired the site from the city.
The house was remodeled and a new kitchen constructed for Dr. Thomas by Joseph Desjardin in 1844.
The Federal-style townhouse remained in . . . — — Map (db m51420) HM
On Royal Street at Dumaine Street on Royal Street.
The ground floor of this building was erected for Juan Laporte in 1789 during the Spanish colonial period. It replaced an earlier, French colonial residence.
The second floor was added in 1807 when Louis d’Aquin expanded his adjacent bakery into . . . — — Map (db m51320) HM
On Esplanade Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
William Strickland, Architect.
John Mitchell and Benjamin F. Fox. Builders.
The building was renovated and fireproofed
1856-59 under the supervision of
Captain Johnson K. Dunkin
On this site stood Fort San Carlos
erected in 1792 . . . — — Map (db m54153) HM
Erected in 1838 for Victor David, a native of Gascony, France, and his wife Ann Rabassa. David Sidle and Samuel Stewart, builders.
Purchased and restored in 1925 as its clubhouse by Le Petit Salon, a ladies' literary group, one of the first to . . . — — Map (db m51413) HM
Erected for John I. Adams, merchant, who in 1860 purchased this part of the former plantation of Jacques Francois de Livaudais, built this house and made his residence here until 1896.
Subsequent family ownerships were
Ferdinand Reusch – . . . — — Map (db m51518) HM
The design of this post-Civil War mansion of a prominent Louisiana sugar planter, attributed to James Freret, architect, reflects the influence of the French “Ecole des Beaux Arts,” where he studied from 1860 to 1862. Residence of Walter . . . — — Map (db m51519) HM
James H. Calrow, architect
Charles Pride, builder
Owned by Brevard heirs until 1869 purchased then by Emory Clapp, who added the library wing on the left. It remained in the Clapp family until 1935.
It was then owned and occupied by the . . . — — Map (db m51523) HM
Built in 1859 for
Colonel Robert H. Short
of Kentucky, commission merchant,
Henry Howard, architect,
Robert Huyghe, builder.
In 1832 this property, which was part of the Lavaudais Plantation was subdivided into city squares.
September 1, . . . — — Map (db m51497) HM
On Prytania Street at Second Street on Prytania Street.
The Greek Revival design by architect William A. Freret was built for Edward A. Davis in 1859. Dr. and Mrs. Herman de Bachelle Seebold purchased the home in 1944 and donated the mansion, furnishings and art in 1965 to the Women’s Guild of the New . . . — — Map (db m51517) HM
Erected 1853
For Thomas Corse Gilmour,
English Cotton Merchant
Isaac Thayer, Architect-Builder.
Sold by Gilmour heirs in 1882
To John M. Parker,
whose son, John M. Parker, Jr.,
lived here and later served as
Governor of . . . — — Map (db m51660) HM
On Jackson Avenue north of Magazine Street, on the right when traveling south.
Designed by noted nineteenth century architect Henry Howard in 1859. Significant for its painted interiors. Has more fresco wall decoration and stenciling than probably any other mid-nineteenth century residence in the South. — — Map (db m95752) HM
In 1832 this site was a part of Jefferson Parish and was known as the Livaudais Plantation. In the late 90’s it was occupied as an English Apothecary and owned by R.N. Girland. Restored by Fannie Mae Goldman, 1960 — — Map (db m51495) HM
Erected 1859 for Hannah Killingley Walford, widow of Edmund W. Briggs, agent for London Unity Insurance Company, William A. Freret, architect.
Purchased 1871 by the Prytania Street Presbyterian Church for use as the minister’s residence. The bay . . . — — Map (db m51520) HM
On Prytania Street at Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on Prytania Street.
The Sully Mansion was built in 1891 for
prominent financier John Scott Rainey, his
wife Georgia Pritchard Rainey, and their four
daughters. It was designed by architect
Thomas Sully (1855-1939) in the Queen Anne
style with Colonial Revival . . . — — Map (db m211114) HM
On Bayou Road at Esplanade Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Bayou Road.
Erected 1859 for Nicholas M. Benachi Consul of Greece in New Orleans, the fine Greek Revival house was once known as the "Rendezvous Des Chasseurs" purchased in 1886 by Joseph and Peter Torre whose family residence it was until it was . . . — — Map (db m155687) HM
A classic example of the late Greek Revival-Italianate style. Designed by noted architects Henry Howard and Albert Diettel, constructed in 1859 by Wing and Muir for Louise Donnet and Cyprien Dufour, a prominent attorney, author, and state senator. . . . — — Map (db m51291) HM
On State Highway 39, on the right when traveling north.
This property was first recorded on a 1723 French
colonial map of Louisiana. Louis Brognier de Clouet,
a prominent Frenchman and critical figure in the
development of New Orleans acquired this land
from a Spanish land grant in 1774. The . . . — — Map (db m205279) HM
On Third Street near Johnston Street when traveling south.
Alexandria City Halls Alexandria's first city hall, built in 1860, was one of the few buildings not burned in 1864 when the town was razed by federal troops during the Civil War's Red River campaign. However, the building's 20-foot wide sidewalk . . . — — Map (db m116042) HM
On Bayou Rapides Road (State Highway 496) west of North MacArthur Drive (U.S. 71), on the left when traveling west.
Kent House, the oldest known standing structure in Rapides Parish, was built by Pierre Baillio, completed in 1800. Baillio constructed the house on land received through a Spanish land grant circa 1794. — — Map (db m38288) HM
Near Middleton Road east of West Campus Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In late February 1961, the LSU Board of Supervisors chose a name for the first new permanent building to be constructed on the campus, selecting Oakland Hall in honor of Oakland Plantation, the land on which the campus was located.Construction . . . — — Map (db m116005) HM
On Main Street at Murray Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This structure was built on property that once belonged to Alexander Fulton. He had acquired it at the end of the 18th century from Marguerite Cecile Christophe Varrangue. Various persons occupied this site until it was acquired by Rapides Bank in . . . — — Map (db m38324) HM
On 3rd Street west of DeSoto Street, on the right when traveling west.
The hotel was built in 1907-1908 by Joseph A. Bentley, prominent lumberman and businessman. Bentley came to Central Louisiana from Pennsylvania to engage in the sawmill business and the cutting of the virgin pine forest which was the first serious . . . — — Map (db m38323) HM
On Main Street (Louisiana Route 1208-4) north of St. James Street, on the left when traveling north.
When Alexandria was first surveyed as a town in 1805, this site was one-half block south of the public square. In 1899, James Wade Bolton, one of the prominent Alexandria banking family, acquired this property. The house is exemplary of the Queen . . . — — Map (db m116002) HM
On Bayou Road, 0.5 miles north of Klock Street, on the right when traveling north.
Gothic Revival church built of handmade brick in 1860 and designed with separate gallery for slaves. Consecrated by Bishop Leonidas Polk in 1861. Original congregation included several prominent planters of the surrounding area. — — Map (db m87238) HM
On Allen Drive south of College Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Alexandria Hall Louisiana College Has been designated a Registered National Historic LandmarkUnder the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m110649) HM
On West St Bernard Highway (Louisiana Route 46) east of Fenelon Street, in the median.
First recorded colonial property owner was the Sieur Saubugne, succeeded by Adrien de Pauger in the 1720s who laid out the original town of New Orleans in 1721, today the New Orleans' French Quarter. Subsequent owners included Balthazar de Ponfrac . . . — — Map (db m149157) HM
Destrehan Plantation is
located on the 1811 Slave
Revolt Trail approximately
midway between the start
at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic
House and the ending points
of the revolutionary march
near Kenner, Louisiana It
also served as the . . . — — Map (db m200721) HM
Near River Road (State Highway 48) 0.1 miles west of Opal Lane, on the right when traveling west.
This late eighteenth-early nineteenth century Creole house is of statewide significance because of its exceptional Federal woodwork and its rarity as a plantation dependency. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m85525) HM
On River Road (State Highway 44) at State Highway 3214, on the right when traveling north on River Road.
This house is near the site of mansion of Le Chevalier Louis Malarcher (1754-1841), political refugee of French Revolution who became an influential citizen of St. James Parish. Original mansion destroyed in 1890 by levee break which created Nita . . . — — Map (db m86223) HM
On East Jefferson Highway (State Highway 44) at West 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west on East Jefferson Highway.
Built at the turn of the century as a retirement home for Leon Graugnard, a French immigrant from Basses-Alpes, France. Graugnard, married to Eva Bacas, was a respected and accomplished businessman and was known as one of the most successful sugar . . . — — Map (db m85019) HM
On South Court Street south of East Landry Street (U.S. 190), on the right when traveling north.
This three story Romanesque Revival building has
been an Opelousas landmark for over a century. Begun
in 1890 and completed the following year, at the time
it was one of the largest federal buildings in the state.
In 1933, the Federal Court . . . — — Map (db m146177) HM
On U.S. 167 west of Durio Road, on the right when traveling west.
Plaisance School was built in 1921 at a total cost of $4,500.00. Funds for construction were donated by Julius Rosenwald Fund - $1,200.00; the Plaisance black community - $3,100.00; and the St. Landry parish school authorities and the white . . . — — Map (db m107477) HM
On West Mills Avenue (State Highway 94) 0.3 miles west of Main Highway (State Highway 31), on the left when traveling west.
This world famous institution is recognized for its role in the preservation and restoration of our Cajun culture and heritage. It ranks today as one of Breaux Bridge's most prominent landmarks — — Map (db m49067) HM
On South Poydras Highway (State Highway 347) 0.2 miles north of Delcambre Road, on the right when traveling north.
This Queen Anne Revival cottage was built in 1896 by Edmond Pellerin. The carpenter, Emile Bergeron, built the entire house of local cypress and the house remains the finest example of rural farm life in Breaux Bridge at the end of the 19th . . . — — Map (db m129779) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 31) near Longfellow-Evangeline Entrance Road, on the left when traveling south.
Raised Creole cottage constructed circa 1815 using boussillage, pegged cypress beams and bricks hand made by slaves using clay from Bayou Teche. — — Map (db m115679) HM
On Evangeline Boulevard (State Highway 96) at South New Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Evangeline Boulevard.
This building erected 1835-40. As an inn it welcomed travelers and was a center for the town's social activities. Since its purchase in 1899 by the Sisters of Mercy, it has been used as a private school. It was placed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m85292) HM
On East Park Avenue (State Highway 659) 0.2 miles west of Fookles Court, on the right when traveling west.
Queen Anne Revival style house built in 1898 by Roberta Volumnia Barrow Slatter. Constructed using materials from a house built on same site in 1854 by her parents noted Louisiana planter Robert Ruffin Barrow and Volumnia Hunley Barrow, sister of . . . — — Map (db m92849) HM
On Pere Megret Street (State Highway 14) near Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Saint Mary Magdalen ChurchFour churches dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalen have stood on this site purchased from Joseph LeBlanc by Père Mègret in 1843. The present church was built in 1911 under the pastorate of Père Laforest. . . . — — Map (db m26140) HM
On Maurice Avenue (U.S. 167), on the right when traveling south.
"La Chapelle à Maurice" was built on the ten acres donated in 1889 by Jean-Maurice Villien and his wife, Marie Chaty, from the provinces of Savoie and Lorraine, France, respectively. Father Alphonse LeQuilleuc was the first pastor. Maurice, La. . . . — — Map (db m26137) HM
On 3rd Street at East Courthouse Street, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street.
Lee and Syril Eissman Building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m38330) HM
On 3rd Street north of East Texas Street, on the left when traveling north.
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Originally a U.S. Post Office, this building later housed the Red Hound Bar, which opened in the 1930's. During the Great Louisiana . . . — — Map (db m38343) HM
On 3rd Street at East Texas Street, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street.
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Established in 1899 as the "Bank of Leesville" on this site. The first bank in Leesville/Vernon Parish. Founded by Mr. George R. Ferguson . . . — — Map (db m38344) HM
On Main Street north of West Union Street, on the left when traveling west.
National Register of Historic Places
Erected in 1910 as the Bank of Webster
Renovated and occupied 2001
Contractor - McInnis Brothers Construction, Inc.
Architect - Ballard & Associates, Inc.
The principal architectural feature is its . . . — — Map (db m181025) HM
On Ray Rivet Street at Harris Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ray Rivet Street.
Chartered in 1919, the Bank of Addis was constructed the following year on land purchased from William Gassie, Jr., one of the original bank shareholders. In 1925 the Bank became a branch of the Port Allen Bank and Trust Company. Following the Stock . . . — — Map (db m85000) HM
On Rosedale Road (State Road 986) at North Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Rosedale Road.
High school opportunities in the parish date to at least 1897, when Eureka Central School in Brusly offered classes to white students in the ninth, tenth, and later eleventh grades. In 1899, the West Baton Rouge School Board made plans for three . . . — — Map (db m111837) HM
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