List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana facts for kids
This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana,.
The United States National Historic Landmark program is a program of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
The state of Louisiana is home to 53 of these landmarks, spanning a range of history from early to modern times. The most recently designated is the St. Charles Streetcar Line, designated during August 2014. Three listings have had their designations withdrawn.
The sternwheeler steamboat Delta Queen has been relocated to Chattanooga and is now listed as an NHL of Tennessee.
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National Historic Landmarks
| Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | Parish | Description | |
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| 1 | Acadian House |
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(#73002133) |
St. Martinville 30°08′11″N 91°49′30″W / 30.136423°N 91.824997°W |
St. Martin | Acadian house, also known as Maison Olivier and is a part of the Longfellow–Evangeline State Historic Site. |
| 2 | The Cabildo |
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(#66000373) |
New Orleans 29°57′27″N 90°03′50″W / 29.957449°N 90.063828°W |
Orleans | Late 18th-century building on Jackson Square; city hall from the colonial era through early 19th century; now one of the properties of the Louisiana State Museum. |
| 3 | George Washington Cable House |
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(#66000374) |
New Orleans 29°55′35″N 90°05′13″W / 29.926405°N 90.086825°W |
Orleans | Garden District cottage home of author George Washington Cable. |
| 4 |
Courthouse and Lawyers' Row |
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(#74002249) |
Clinton 30°51′59″N 91°01′06″W / 30.86651°N 91.01843°W |
East Feliciana | Built in the mid-19th century, this courthouse and five nearby law office buildings are examples of Greek Revival architecture. |
| 5 | James H. Dillard House |
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(#74000929) |
New Orleans 29°56′10″N 90°07′36″W / 29.936071°N 90.126598°W |
Orleans | This was the home of James Hardy Dillard, an educator at Tulane University and director of the Slater Fund and Jeanes Foundation. Born in 1856, Dillard spent most of his life improving the education of blacks in the United States. |
| 6 | Evergreen Plantation |
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(#91001386) |
Wallace 30°01′38″N 90°38′26″W / 30.0272°N 90.64056°W |
St. John the Baptist | Composed of 37 buildings, including a main house and 22 extant slave cabins, Evergreen Plantation is an intact example of major plantation complexes found during the antebellum era of the Southern United States. Open to visitors. |
| 7 | Fort De La Boulaye |
(#66000378) |
Phoenix 29°38′57″N 89°56′40″W / 29.649167°N 89.94444°W |
Plaquemines | Fort De La Boulaye was a fort built in 1699–1700, when France took control of the mouth of the Mississippi River. | |
| 8 | Fort Jackson |
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(#66000379) |
Triumph 29°21′28″N 89°27′18″W / 29.35778°N 89.455°W |
Plaquemines | Constructed on the lower Mississippi River after the War of 1812, it was the site of the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip in 1862. A public park, the fort was flooded for several weeks in 2005 after two hurricanes. |
| 9 | Fort Jesup |
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(#66000381) |
Many 31°36′41″N 93°24′03″W / 31.611389°N 93.40083°W |
Sabine | Fort Jesup was built in 1822–32, to help protect the western border between American and Spanish territories. Under the command of future U.S. President Zachary Taylor, soldiers at the fort monitored Texas as it passed from Spanish and Mexican control, until the Mexican–American War in 1846. |
| 10 | Fort St. Philip |
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(#66000380) |
Triumph 29°21′50″N 89°27′46″W / 29.36389°N 89.46278°W |
Plaquemines | Established on the Mississippi River in the 18th century, Fort St. Philip's major engagements were 10-day naval sieges during the War of 1812 and American Civil War. The site is privately owned and has deteriorated greatly because of river flooding, erosion, and tropical storms. |
| 11 | Gallier Hall |
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(#74002250) |
New Orleans 29°56′56″N 90°04′15″W / 29.948854°N 90.070820°W |
Orleans | Designed by James Gallier (Sr.) in the mid-1800s; City Hall until mid-20th century and continues in use for civic and community purposes. |
| 12 | Gallier House |
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(#74000932) |
New Orleans 29°57′41″N 90°03′42″W / 29.961457°N 90.061583°W |
Orleans | Beautifully restored home designed by James Gallier Jr. |
| 13 |
Garden District |
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(#71000358) |
New Orleans 29°55′40″N 90°05′05″W / 29.92778°N 90.0847°W |
Orleans | |
| 14 | Nicholas Girod House |
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(#70000254) |
New Orleans 29°57′21″N 90°03′55″W / 29.955886°N 90.065179°W |
Orleans | Originally constructed in 1797, by 1821 it was owned by former Mayor Nicolas Girod, a wealthy French American who refurbished it in preparation for a rescue of Napoleon from his exile. Word was received of Napoleon's death —the building is commonly known as the Napoleon House. Since 1914 has functioned as the Napoleon House restaurant. |
| 15 | Hermann-Grima House |
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(#710003591) |
New Orleans 29°57′26″N 90°04′03″W / 29.957307°N 90.067484°W |
Orleans | |
| 16 | Homeplace Plantation House |
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(#70000842) |
Hahnville 29°58′16″N 90°24′27″W / 29.971057°N 90.407583°W |
St. Charles | Built circa 1790, large French Colonial raised cottage. Not open to the public. |
| 17 | Jackson Square |
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(#66000375) |
New Orleans 29°57′20″N 90°03′47″W / 29.955645°N 90.063056°W |
Orleans | Central square of the Vieux Carré, historically called the Place d'Armes (Plaza de Armas). Redesigned as a public park and renamed in the mid-19th century, by Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba. |
| 18 | USS KIDD (Destroyer) |
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(#83000502) |
Baton Rouge 30°26′40″N 91°11′29″W / 30.44431°N 91.19151°W |
East Baton Rouge | |
| 19 | Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop |
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(#70000255) |
New Orleans 29°57′38″N 90°03′50″W / 29.960591°N 90.063885°W |
Orleans | Late 18th-century Creole cottage, became a bar in the 20th century. |
| 20 | Longue Vue House and Gardens |
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(#91001419) |
New Orleans 29°58′36″N 90°07′23″W / 29.976753°N 90.123092°W |
Orleans | |
| 21 | Los Adaes |
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(#78001427) |
Robeline 31°42′31″N 93°17′36″W / 31.70861°N 93.2933°W |
Natchitoches | Los Adaes was the capital of Tejas, on the northeastern frontier of New Spain, from 1729 to 1770. It included a mission, San Miguel de los Adaes, and a presidio, Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Los Adaes (Our Lady of Pilar of the Adaes). |
| 22 | Louisiana State Bank Building |
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(#83004387) |
New Orleans 29°57′22″N 90°03′59″W / 29.956014°N 90.066466°W |
Orleans | |
| 23 | Louisiana State Capitol Building and Gardens |
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(#78001421) |
Baton Rouge 30°27′25″N 91°11′14″W / 30.45704°N 91.18736°W |
East Baton Rouge | |
| 24 | Madame John's Legacy |
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(#70000256) |
New Orleans 29°57′34″N 90°03′46″W / 29.959332°N 90.062902°W |
Orleans | One of the few French Colonial-style houses in the Quarter to survive the city's great fires of the late 18th century, its name comes from a story by George Washington Cable. |
| 25 | Madewood Plantation House |
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(#73000860) |
Napoleonville 29°55′37″N 90°59′40″W / 29.927°N 90.99444°W |
Assumption | Architect Henry Howard's first major building, begun in 1846. |
| 26 | Magnolia Plantation |
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(#79001071) |
Derry 31°32′59″N 92°56′26″W / 31.5497°N 92.94056°W |
Natchitoches | |
| 27 | Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site |
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(#66000372) |
Marksville 31°07′29″N 92°02′52″W / 31.12472°N 92.04778°W |
Avoyelles | Archeological type site for Marksville culture. |
| 28 |
Melrose Plantation |
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(#72000556) |
Melrose 31°05′16″N 92°58′03″W / 31.087711°N 92.967561°W |
Natchitoches | Black businesswoman Marie Thérèse Coincoin created this plantation, includes perhaps the first black-for-black-designed buildings in the United States. |
| 29 |
Natchitoches Historic District |
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(#74000928) |
Natchitoches 31°45′16″N 93°05′32″W / 31.754330°N 93.092108°W |
Natchitoches | Natchitoches is the oldest permanent settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley, founded by the French in 1714 (four years before New Orleans). |
| 30 | New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building |
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(#77000675) |
New Orleans 29°57′09″N 90°04′16″W / 29.952394°N 90.071001°W |
Orleans | |
| 31 | Oak Alley Plantation |
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(#74002187) |
Vacherie 30°00′15″N 90°46′33″W / 30.00428°N 90.775933°W |
St. James | |
| 32 | Old Louisiana State Capitol |
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(#73000862) |
Baton Rouge 30°26′48″N 91°11′21″W / 30.44657°N 91.18903°W |
East Baton Rouge | Innovatively designed by architect James H. Dakin, it is "Castellated Gothic". |
| 33 | Parlange Plantation House |
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(#70000258) |
Mix 30°37′49″N 91°29′10″W / 30.63028°N 91.4861°W |
Pointe Coupee | |
| 34 | Pontalba Buildings |
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(#74000934) |
New Orleans 29°57′27″N 90°03′44″W / 29.957580°N 90.062145°W |
Orleans | |
| 35 | Port Hudson |
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(#74002349) |
Port Hudson 30°41′36″N 91°16′33″W / 30.6933°N 91.27585°W |
East Feliciana | Port Hudson State Historic Site, an American Civil War battleground, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. The Port Hudson National Cemetery is approximately six miles south, in East Baton Rouge Parish. |
| 36 | Poverty Point National Monument |
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(#66000382) |
Delhi 32°38′12″N 91°24′41″W / 32.63667°N 91.41139°W |
West Carroll | |
| 37 | The Presbytere |
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(#70000257) |
New Orleans 29°57′28″N 90°03′48″W / 29.957830°N 90.063450°W |
Orleans | Iconic building on Jackson Square, planned in the 1790s during the Spanish colonial era as the twin of the Cabildo. Second floor wasn't completed until 1813, during early statehood, with the third floor added in the 1840s. Since 1911, the Presbytere has belonged to the Louisiana State Museum. |
| 38 | Jean Pierre Emmanuel Prud'homme Oakland Plantation |
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(#79001073) |
Natchez 31°39′54″N 93°00′12″W / 31.665°N 93.00333°W |
Natchitoches | |
| 39 |
Rosedown Plantation |
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(#01000765) |
St. Francisville 30°47′46″N 91°22′15″W / 30.796015°N 91.370945°W |
West Feliciana | |
| 40 | Saint Alphonsus Church |
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(#73000872) |
New Orleans 29°55′50″N 90°04′25″W / 29.930556°N 90.0736°W |
Orleans | |
| 41 | St. Charles Streetcar Line |
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(#73000873) |
New Orleans 29°55′38″N 90°05′40″W / 29.927155°N 90.094335°W |
Orleans | Most extensive streetcar line in the country; oldest continuously operated light-rail line in the world |
| 42 | St. Mary's Assumption Church |
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(#71000361) |
New Orleans 29°55′48″N 90°04′27″W / 29.929888°N 90.074293°W |
Orleans | |
| 43 | St. Patrick's Church |
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(#74000936) |
New Orleans 29°56′48″N 90°04′12″W / 29.946631°N 90.070137°W |
Orleans | |
| 44 | San Francisco Plantation House |
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(#74002186) |
Reserve 30°02′51″N 90°36′20″W / 30.047535°N 90.605548°W |
St. John the Baptist | |
| 45 | Shadows-on-the-Teche |
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(#72000553) |
New Iberia 30°00′16″N 91°48′56″W / 30.00439°N 91.81566°W |
Iberia | The Greek Revival home was completed in 1834 on the Bayou Teche by wealthy planters David and Mary Weeks, within the town of New Iberia. It remained in the Weeks family until 1958, when William Weeks Hall died and donated the building to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Open for tours. |
| 46 | Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium |
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(#91000624) |
Shreveport 32°30′29″N 93°45′11″W / 32.50793°N 93.75296°W |
Caddo | |
| 47 | Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station |
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(#80001707) |
Shreveport 32°31′04″N 93°45′26″W / 32.51769°N 93.7571°W |
Caddo | An engineering landmark. |
| 48 | United States Customhouse |
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(#74000938) |
New Orleans 29°57′05″N 90°03′59″W / 29.951414°N 90.066254°W |
Orleans | |
| 49 | United States Court of Appeals—Fifth Circuit |
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(#74000937) |
New Orleans 29°56′52″N 90°04′45″W / 29.94778°N 90.07917°W |
Orleans | 1909 courthouse was where many key court cases brought during the Civil Rights Movement were decided |
| 50 | United States Mint, New Orleans Branch |
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(#73000875) |
New Orleans 29°57′41″N 90°03′26″W / 29.961436°N 90.057266°W |
Orleans | Minted both gold and silver coinage during the antebellum years of the 19th century; also served briefly as a C.S.A. mint. |
| 51 | Old Ursuline Convent |
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(#66000376) |
New Orleans 29°57′39″N 90°03′39″W / 29.960753°N 90.060813°W |
Orleans | Convent established early in the colonial era by Ursuline nuns and New Orleans' oldest-surviving French Colonial building (1752). |
| 52 |
Vieux Carre Historic District |
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(#66000377) |
New Orleans 29°57′31″N 90°03′54″W / 29.9586°N 90.065°W |
Orleans | Meaning "Old Square," the original 18th-century town of New Orleans, laid out in a grid plan and known today as the French Quarter. |
| 53 | Edward Douglass White House |
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(#76000964) |
Thibodaux 29°45′15″N 90°43′46″W / 29.754028°N 90.72931°W |
Lafourche | Home of Edward Douglass White, his home has been rumored to be haunted. They say who ever goes inside at exactly 11:00pm on December 8, comes out with almost no memory. |
| 54 | Agudath Achim Anshe Sfard Synagogue |
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(#100001432) |
New Orleans 29°56′04″N 90°04′55″W / 29.93432°N 90.08184°W |
Orleans | Modern Orthodox Synagogue |
Former National Historic Landmarks
| Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Date withdrawn | Locality | Parish | Description | |
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| 1 | U.S.S. Cabot |
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(#90000334) |
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New Orleans |
Commissioned during 1943, The USS Cabot (CVL-28/AVT-3) was an Independence-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. From 1967 to 1989, it was used by the Spanish navy as the Dédalo. A New Orleans-based museum foundation purchased the ship for restoration during 1990, but was unable to obtain sufficient funding. The Cabot was eventually scrapped and withdrawn as a Landmark on August 7, 2001. | |
| 2 | Kate Chopin House |
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(#93001601) |
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Cloutierville 31°32′20″N 92°55′02″W / 31.538890°N 92.917092°W |
Natchitoches | Home of Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening, source for her writings on bayou life. It was destroyed by fire in 2008. |
| 3 | DELUGE (Firefighting Tug) |
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(#89001427) |
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New Orleans 29°57′15″N 90°03′18″W / 29.954109°N 90.054868°W |
Orleans | The DELUGE, a fireboat that served the Port of New Orleans, is an example of large fireboats found in major ports during the 1920s. |
National Park Service areas in Louisiana
National Historic Sites and other National Park Service areas in Louisiana are:
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park
- Chalmette National Cemetery
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- Poverty Point National Monument
- Vicksburg National Military Park (also in Mississippi)
Poverty Point National Monument is listed as a National Park Service area although title for the site has not been transferred from Louisiana to the federal government. Otherwise, excepting the El Camino Real de los Tejas trail, these are federally owned sites and enjoy greater protection than most National Historic Landmarks.
See also
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