The church was built in the Gothic Revival Style and exemplifies the style's basic elements: a central aisle, a three-sided apse, and modified lancet windows and doors. The windows are of painted, rather than stained, glass, which was a custom . . . — — Map (db m112100) HM
The Commissary was originally built in 1850 as an extension to an older building at Welham Plantation that acted as a port for shipping and receiving supplies along the Mississippi River. This building was constructed in the Classical Revival . . . — — Map (db m112783) HM
This two-room house is thought to be the oldest of the other Welham Plantation slave cabins because of its unusual construction. Note the 'one-by-twelve' inch boards across the front. It has beveled edge siding on the front wall. The framing is of . . . — — Map (db m112056) HM
The French HouseThe French House--La Maison Française--is a Renaissance-style Normandy château built in 1935 as a center for intense study of French language, culture and literature. On April 15, 1935, French Ambassador André de . . . — — Map (db m111580) HM
The Overseer's House was moved to the Rural Life Museum from Welham Plantation in St. James Parish in 1970. It had been continuously occupied from its construction c. 1835 until the mid-1960s. Welham was sold as an industrial site (Marathon Oil) in . . . — — Map (db m112647) HM
This shotgun house is from Tally-Ho Plantation in the Bayou Goula area and typical of the style built after Reconstruction (1877) for the share-croppers and tenant farmers. The term "shotgun" refers to a building that is one room wide and several . . . — — Map (db m134474) HM
This courthouse, built in 1840, is one of the architectural treasures of the state. The present building replaced a wooden courthouse that dated from 1825-26, which was burned in March, 1839. This is one of the oldest courthouses in Louisiana which . . . — — Map (db m92418) HM
Constructed ca. 1840-1865. Outstanding group of early 19th century Classical style offices. Early occupants were noted for their contributions to the political and judicial history of the area and the state. — — Map (db m242377) HM
The Professor's Cottage was built in 1898 and rented to a professor and his family for about $125 per year. It was one of the faculty houses owned by the college, which included another cottage that was identical to it located approximately 40 . . . — — Map (db m108618) HM
LOCKRIDGE COTTAGE is one of the oldest surviving
buildings in the Jackson Historic District. It was probably built
by JOHN EAGAN who purchased the property in April 1820
from the JAMES H. FICKLIN estate. In August 1820. . . . — — Map (db m226616) HM
Oction House is the oldest remaining residence in the Town of Pollock. Composed of two separate houses, its rear addition contains the original house, a Louisiana galleried cottage built circa 1861 by Levi B. Parker. Parker built his one-room . . . — — Map (db m118129) HM
Built by Agricole Fuselier de la Claire,
a planter and cousin of A. B. Roman,
Governor of Louisiana
(1831-1835, 1839-1843).
The house was floated up Bayou Teche
from Baldwin to its present site
by a descendant of the Builder. — — Map (db m228282) HM
This house was built in 1850 by Francis D. Richardson on Bayou Teche in Greek Revival style of the period. Richardson, a classmate & friend of Edgar Allen Poe, purchased the land for a sugar plantation. Named Bayside because of dense growth of bay . . . — — Map (db m85042) HM
After the Great Fire of 1870, the Dreyfus Building was partitioned in 1929, with this portion becoming one of the city's early movie houses, The Evangeline Theater., Opened on April 19, 1930, by the Theodore Sliman Family, the building was . . . — — Map (db m104442) HM
Iberia Parish, created in 1868, conducted the business of government in rented space until 1884 with the building of the first permanent courthouse at present day Bouligny Plaza on Main Street. With the help of Public Works Administration funds, . . . — — Map (db m99724) HM
This building, dedicated in 1951, was constructed with funds provided by the State of Louisiana. Designed by noted architect Owen J. Southwell, this local landmark, with its sugar cane mill inspired exterior and classic European Renaissance themed . . . — — Map (db m99928) HM
This building, constructed in 1892 by the Jacob Davis Family on land purchased from Leonidas Serret, remained in the Davis family until its 1936 purchase by Dr. Paul A. Lebourgeois. The pediment brickwork of the second story facade is considered . . . — — Map (db m104430) HM
This building was built on property purchased from Dr. Andrew Emmer by the Iberia Parish Police Jury in 1948 during the period of patriotism following World War II. Designed by noted Louisiana architect A. Town Hays and constructed in 1949, the . . . — — Map (db m100171) HM WM
Constructed after the Great Fire of 1899, these buildings once housed Jake Weil's clothing store named The Hub and Schwing and Carsten's Department Store. In 1932, Justin Wormser established Wormser's Department Store in the westernmost building. . . . — — Map (db m104449) HM
Indian Camp Plantation, Henry Howard, Architect, Built 1859, Wood, Masonry & Steel, Sq.Ft. 17,042Facing River Road in a prominent position at the entrance to the grounds is Indian Camp Plantation, the most important single architectural feature . . . — — Map (db m111579) HM
One of the grandest plantation mansions ever built in Louisiana, Belle Grove was built at the pinnacle of prosperity during the 1850s sugar boom in the South. Sixty-two feet in height, her thirty foot pillars were capped by solid cypress Corinthian . . . — — Map (db m87260) HM
Site of plantation acquired in 1808 by Joseph Soniat du Fossat. Visited by Governor William C.C. Claiborne and, legend says, privateer Jean Lafitte. "Chapitoulas" Indians, whose name means "river people," lived in this area. — — Map (db m93056) HM
Here Valsin Broussard, founder of what is now the City
of Broussard, established his family home ca. 1876.
This two-story, gallery-fronted, Anglo-American
and French-style home housed the Broussard family
for generations. It served its . . . — — Map (db m237095) HM
Buller House: A Creole Style House This Creole style house was built in 1807 on land acquired by Joseph Buller near Prairie Ronde in St. Landry Parish. It contains several characteristics of the Creole architectural . . . — — Map (db m136627) HM
On this site in the year of 1904 the first hotel was opened in Lafayette as the Gordon Hotel. It was housed in this building and operated as a hotel through the 1950's.
This building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. . . . — — Map (db m91821) HM
Architectural Style: Victorian Shingle/Eastlake
This house was built by Henri Bendel (1868-1936) for his beloved, long-
time housekeeper. Henri was well known for his generosity to employees,
family and friends. In addition to this house, he . . . — — Map (db m228252) HM
Architectural Style: Eclectic Revival & Craftsman
Joseph S. Petro, Sr. and Florida Dominique Petro built this
house after many years of success with their Freetown grocery
store and rental properties. They owned and operated their
grocery . . . — — Map (db m236704) HM
This Creole and American Greek Revival plantation house was built circa 1860 by Pierre Joseph Claudet, who named it for his native village of Bouverans, France. Except for a brief period, the home has been owned by his descendants. Restored by his . . . — — Map (db m99979) HM
The square of land upon which this antebellum structure stands was donated by Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, founder of the town. The present building, erected in circa 1860, replaced two earlier ones built in 1818 and 1846. At one time the front . . . — — Map (db m81079) HM
Ridgefield was originally a small Creole cottage at
the center of a large plantation adjoining the
town of Thibodaux. It was enlarged following its
acquisition in 1834 by George Seth Guion, an
early Thibodaux landowner. Side and rear . . . — — Map (db m232390) HM
This house is believed to have been built by William Fields or Henry Johnson between 1815 and 1835 Johnson eventually purchased several small tracts to form the huge sugar-producing plantation. Other significant owners were Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, . . . — — Map (db m81072) HM
Autrey House - Built 1849 - Oldest restored dogtrot log house in Lincoln Parish. Built on 200 acres by Absalom Autrey and his wife Elizabeth Norris Autrey after they moved from Selma, Alabama in 1848. Listed on the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m237488) HM
The Ruston church was organized in 1884 by the Rev. Mr. J. A. McLees, pastor for the Vienna, Alabama and Vernon churches. The Gothic Revival style building was erected in 1923 by Mr. C. C. Davis during the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. S. E. McFadden. — — Map (db m196870) HM
Oldest house in Ruston. Built in Vienna in 1876, dismantled, and moved to Ruston in 1884. Victorian cottage style of cypress construction. First child in Ruston born here. Also known as old Dr. Harper home and A. C. Morris house. — — Map (db m199038) HM
How was African House built?
This hut-like structure was constructed by skilled slaves in the 1820s. Their toil
included digging clay, shaping it into molds and firing to create bricks for the first
floor. The second floor was crafted with . . . — — Map (db m227883) HM
Louis Metoyer Plantation
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974,
the Metoyer Plantation (aka Yucca Plantation:
Melrose Plantation) is one of the largest plantations
in the United States, built by and for "free people
of color." It . . . — — Map (db m229077) HM
The Louis Metoyer or Yucca Plantation, known since 1885 as
Melrose Plantation, was established in 1796 by a remarkable family
of formerly enslaved people. Five of its buildings: Yucca House,
African House, Ghana House, Big House, and the Barn . . . — — Map (db m227910) HM
This historic house is the only surviving example
of poteaux-en-terre (post in the ground) and
bousillage architecture in Louisiana and features
a single central chimney and dirt floors. This
house is also the only one of five . . . — — Map (db m227368) HM
Louisiana architecture was shaped
by culture and climate. Creole is
multicultural, blending French,
Spanish, African, and Native
American heritages, and the
architecture reflects this diversity.
A Raised Creole House featured
wide, . . . — — Map (db m241832) HM
Nestled on the banks of the Cane River, Natchitoches is
perhaps the most beautiful inland town in Louisiana. Founded in
1714 as a French colonial settlement, it boasts brick lined streets,
historic architecture, and a charming ambiance that . . . — — Map (db m188776) HM
The New Orleans architectural firm Favrot and Livaudais designed this building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It served as the parish courthouse until 1940, when a new courthouse was completed. — — Map (db m175239) HM
Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870).Originally located in the former Thomas Hale House at Camp Street . . . — — Map (db m114187) HM
Built in 1870 in Gothic Revival style for John Howard Ferguson an attorney who came to Louisiana from Martha's Vineyard and served in the Louisiana Legislature from 1877 to 1880 and then became a judge in Criminal District Court. The House remained . . . — — Map (db m156389) HM
Described at the time it was built as an "Old Colonial Cottage."
Sully was born in Mississippi in 1855 and trained in New York and Texas after which he set up practice in New Orleans where he became one of the city's leading architects. . . . — — Map (db m156755) HM
Erected 1928-1930. W.W Van Meter, Architect and Builder. A gift to the congregation from Alice Affleck Bloomfield in memory of her husband William B. Bloomfield John Samuel Land, Pastor, 1917-1959 Stained glass windows by Oidtmann . . . — — Map (db m114224) HM
Located in the Carrollton neighborhood, this house has a rich history thanks to a succession of fascinating owners, including Placide Reynes, a free man of color; William Theodore Jay, a wealthy businessman; Philip Werlein IV, chairman of Werlein's . . . — — Map (db m229770) HM
Once the site of land owned by Don Bertrand Gravier, this
area was subdivided into the Faubourg Ste. Marie neighborhood
in 1788. During the 19th century, the neighborhood developed
into a hub of commerce, which remains today. This . . . — — Map (db m236321) HM
This is to certify that
918-920 Poydras Street
was entered into the
National Registry of Historic Places
as part of the
Upper Central Business District Historic District
under the provisions of the
National Historic Preservation Act . . . — — Map (db m133954) HM
Erected in 1859 William A. Freret, Jr., Architect C. Crozier, Carpenter-Builder
The local foundry of Bennett & Lurges crafted the cast-iron facade, touted as a demonstration that highly accomplished iron work could be manufactured in New . . . — — Map (db m215066) HM
This Art Deco historical preservation building was designed by architect Moise H. Goldstein and built in 1931. It originally operated as Feibleman's Department Store.
This building was occupied by the Sears-Roebuck department store from 1936 . . . — — Map (db m239607) HM
St. Patrick's Church has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m55149) HM
United States Customhouse Has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America — — Map (db m28113) HM
Erected 1888
Sully and Toledano, Architects
The main office of this Bank,
organized November 5, 1883,
was located in this red granite building
from 1888 until its adjacent building
was erected in 1911.
The newer building . . . — — Map (db m236138) HM
This congregation was founded in 1805, the first Episcopal church established in the former Spanish colony after the Louisiana Purchase. In its first service was held in the Cabildo on November 17, 1805. An octagonal Gothic church designed by . . . — — Map (db m104918) HM
Designed by Sully and Toledano, architects
in the Queen Anne style.
Erected 1888 for
John A. Morris,
a founder in 1868 of the
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
The house was purchased in 1906 by
Robert Henry Downman,
a major . . . — — Map (db m239620) HM
Constructed in 1868 by renowned New Orleans architect/builder Henry Howard, this building was comprised of six bonded warehouses, serving the thriving maritime commerce of the French Quarter Riverfront throughout the late 19th and early 20th . . . — — Map (db m131614) HM
French Captain of Infantry was assigned to Louisiana in 1714. One of the founders of New Orleans, he resided on this site.
De Pradel was commandant of Fort Chartres in the Illinois country in 1724 and of Fort Rosalie in Natchez 1731-1732. . . . — — Map (db m221565) HM
[Panel 1:]Logo of the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission
Erected 1849-50
by Michela Almonester, Baroness Pontabla,
working first with James Gallier, architect
and then with Henry Howard, architect
Samuel Stewart, builder. . . . — — Map (db m21499) HM
Designed in 1879 by German-born architect
William Fitzner a favored architect of the
city's Gilded Age, this grand villa was
constructed by builder Ferdinand Reusch for
Virginia-born physician John Carter and his
wife Letitia Todd. It displays . . . — — Map (db m224506) HM
Built in 1850 for Joseph Fernandez, this Greek
revival raised cottage stands as one of the
oldest homes in the Garden District, and as
a rarity with its unusual side galleries. A
watercolor from 1850, preserved in the
Orleans Parish Notarial . . . — — Map (db m212926) HM
A.D. Stafford constructed this Italianate
home in 1887 for Ontario native Francis
Martin. Martin was a skilled mechanic who
worked for several railroads including the
St. Charles Street Railroad Company. He
was also a successful merchant in . . . — — Map (db m224486) HM
This row of five once identical
Greek Revival houses
was erected in 1861 by
New Orleans architect
William A. Freret (1833-1911)
as a speculative building project.
The row was so-named after the Civil War
made the venture financially . . . — — Map (db m211863) HM
Built c. 1860, this elegant Italianate-style
residence breaks tradition in the Garden
District with its unique upper gallery with
bracketed cornice, supported by fluted
Corinthian columns joined by cast iron rails.
The masterfully carved . . . — — Map (db m211874) HM
Described in 1859 as “a handsome cottage residence,” this Greek Revival house was erected for Lothrop Lewis Smith who purchased the site in 1853. It was his residence until he left New Orleans in 1859 and sold the house in 1861 to Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m51524) HM
Longtime tradition in the Marinoni-Nolan family
holds that this rambling classic revival-style
mansion is an early 20th century rebuilding of
a mid-19th century center hall cottage. While
the differences are vast both outside and inside,
the . . . — — Map (db m212871) HM
Standing squarely on the historic dividing
line between old Faubourgs Livandals and
Lafayette, the house was built in 1896 on
part of the 1840's estate of Francois D'Aquin.
The distinctive woven wire fencing, wrapping
the corner and extending . . . — — Map (db m224502) HM
In 1867, Henrietta Wilson, wife of Col.
Henry Wilson, purchased this property as
a vacant lot. Formerly part of the Livaudais
Plantation, 1771-1832, the tract had been
planted with indigo. In 1868, the Wilsons
built the current Greek Revival . . . — — Map (db m224514) HM
Builder Abraham Howell constructed this
double-galleried residence for Kentuckian
produce merchant Luther Wilson Stewart and
his wife Susan in 1858. Originally the double
gallery was in the Greek Revival style with
simple wooden posts . . . — — Map (db m224493) HM
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
Built 1852 for wholesale grocer John Samuel
Wallis of Baltimore and his wife Louisa
Mather of St. James Parish, this Classic-
Revival mansion is an early example of the
double-galleried Garden District residence.
Six of the seven Wallis . . . — — Map (db m224504) HM
The West Hobson House is an architecturally
significant Greek Revival-Italianate center
hall cottage built c. 1858 by Richard Swain,
a ship captain. The Greek Revival details.
include Corinthian columns, stylized harp
cast-iron railing and . . . — — Map (db m212277) HM
Designed by noted architect Thomas Sully and
built in 1892 for Irish-born, prominent banker
Robert Moore Sr., this significant Garden
District home bridges the transition of
architectural styles from Queen Anne to
Colonial Revival. Exterior . . . — — Map (db m211805) HM
The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours for the French. Design by Baltimore architect Louis . . . — — Map (db m105018) HM
Organized 1817. The first pastor (1818-1820), the Rev. Sylvester Larned, built a church in 1819 in the plain Gothic Style on St. Charles Street near Gravier Street, William Brand, Architect-Builder. A Greek Revival style church was erected . . . — — Map (db m121832) HM
The Vincentian Fathers have
administered this parish since
its founding in 1849 by Fr. Angelo
Gandolfo, C.M. Mass was celebrated
in private homes of Faubourg
Bouligny until a chapel was dedicated on
January 1, 1850. The parish soon
outgrew . . . — — Map (db m206293) HM
This fine example of late 19th century Italianate architecture was designed by renowned architect G.A. D'Hemecourt and built for Dr. A. Dupaquier in 1879. For many years while a private residence the home was known as The Dupaquier House. Perhaps . . . — — Map (db m131385) HM
This excellent example of an early twentieth century
neighborhood, consisting of over six hundred
structures in a variety of architectural styles
including Colonial/Georgian Revival, Spanish Mission,
English Cottage, and Bungalows, was placed . . . — — Map (db m150237) HM
The two-story building, built in 1907-1908 during the administration of
Mayor R. L. Rinehart, was designed by William Drago and based upon
Old World Dutch architecture. This was evidenced by the interesting and
unusual proportions of the . . . — — Map (db m150081) HM
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
Built circa 1820 by Zenon Ledoux family. Excellent example of a Creole raised plantation house. Ovide LaCour owned this house and the nearby LaCour Store. Entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. — — Map (db m94471) HM
Commissioned by William Sherman Cook; built by J. D. Bragg in
1904 1905. Mr. Cook was born in Simcoe Province, Ontario,
Canada. He bought this property in 1901, originally a tract
of 10 acres bordered by Monroe, Florence, Olive, and Cook
Avenue, . . . — — Map (db m124896) HM
Completed in 1852 and owned by Edwin Epps, a former overseer of Oakland Plantation, the Edwin Epps House is located where LSU Alexandria stands today. This single story Creole cottage was originally built on Bayou Boeuf near Holmesville in Avoyelles . . . — — Map (db m116044) HM
Constructed in 1852 for the Edwin Epps' family, this single story Creole cottage was originally located on Bayou Boeuf near Holmesville in Avoyelles Parish. Relocated to Bunkie, LA in 1976, the house was moved to the LSUA campus in 1999 and . . . — — Map (db m116037) HM
Built by Thomas and Sabina Melady.
Original one story house enlarged
and remodeled c. 1905 in the Colonial
Revival style. Home and about 2,000
acres of land purchased by heir Sabina
Garvey Kelley and Grady L. Kelley
July 1934. Property then . . . — — Map (db m124848) HM
Carved of Indiana limestone, originally a part of the Guaranty Bank Building constructed in 1921. Salvaged in 1965 during a major building remodeling, and returned to Guaranty in 1981. — — Map (db m38328) HM
Built in 1924, the Lecompte High School is a significant historic landmark of Bayou Boeuf. It's Neo-Classical style was designed by architect Scott Yeager, Jr., built by general contractor W. J. Quick. Lecompte High served the educational needs of . . . — — Map (db m124011) HM
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
For a century and among generations of alumni, this iconic academic building has
symbolized Louisiana College. When the future of the college remained in doubt
following a destructive fire, the people of Alexandria, Louisiana came forward . . . — — Map (db m174653) HM
Established 1871. Present church built in 1922 in the Spanish architectural style to honor the early settlers of Sabine from 1865 to 1870. The original Catholic community was served by a missionary priest, Father Francois Le Vezouet. Native of . . . — — Map (db m214305) HM
The first owner of the Malus-Beauregard House was Madeleine Pannetier Malus, a widow who purchased land from the St. Amand brothers when they divided the Chalmet plantation into small tracts in 1832. Malus built a French Colonial house in 1833 or . . . — — Map (db m97135) HM
This French Creole house, originally
built between 1830-1840, rested along
the east bank of the Mississippi
River in Convent. It was moved May 19,
1999 onto this property donated
by Kaiser Aluminum.
The house was donated to St. James
Parish . . . — — Map (db m227316) HM
The expansion of the Teche Federal Bank on Landry Street in Opelousas led to the relocation of the Jarrell Home to Le Vieux VillageThe history of the house dates back to 1898 when it was the property of Dr. Vincent Boagni, a noted Opelousas . . . — — Map (db m107988) HM
The La Chapelle house stood at the corner of Union and Grolee streets in Opelousas for more that a century. Clerk of Court records indicate the home was built by Herbert La Chapelle, a French Canadian who moved to Opelousas where he purchased land . . . — — Map (db m107726) HM
These offices of prominent Opelousas attorneys have been used for over 100 years and the owners have preserved the original atmosphere of the past. — — Map (db m145717) HM
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
Organized on April 26, 1910, the Union Bank & Trust Company purchased this site from J.B. Sandoz for $7,000 and built the current structure. Prior to this, the property had been home to a restaurant, barber shop, saloon and warehouse, but the . . . — — Map (db m147014) HM
Charles Pitre owned a building on this corner for many years. The Pitre building housed several businesses, including Eddy's Pool Hall. and Saloon and the Eddy Hotel. In 1904, the building was destroyed by fire. In 1911, Union Bank and Trust . . . — — Map (db m146178) HM
