List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana

This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana,.

The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.^[1]

The state of Louisiana is home to 54 of these landmarks, spanning a range of history from early to modern times. The most recently designated is the St. Charles Streetcar Line, designated in August 2014. Two listings have had their designations withdrawn.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.

Key

	National Historic Landmark
	National Historic Landmark District

National Historic Landmarks

[2]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[3]	Location	Parish	Description
1	Acadian House		May 30, 1974 (#73002133)	St. Martinville 30°08′11″N 91°49′30″W / 30.136423°N 91.824997°W	St. Martin	Acadian house.[4]
2	The Cabildo		October 9, 1960 (#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		December 29, 1962 (#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.[5]
4	Courthouse and Lawyers' Row		May 30, 1974 (#74002249)	Clinton 30°52′00″N 91°01′06″W / 30.86667°N 91.0184°W	East Feliciana	Built in the mid-19th century, this courthouse and five nearby law office buildings are examples of Greek Revival architecture.[6]
5	DELUGE (Firefighting Tug)		June 30, 1989 (#89001427)	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.[7]
6	James H. Dillard House		December 2, 1974 (#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.[8][9]
7	Evergreen Plantation		April 27, 1992 (#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.[10] Open to visitors.
8	Fort De La Boulaye		October 9, 1960 (#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.
9	Fort Jackson		December 19, 1960 (#66000379)	Triumph 29°21′28″N 89°27′18″W / 29.35778°N 89.455°W	Plaquemines	Fort Jackson was constructed between 1822 and 1832 on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It was the site of the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip in 1862, the decisive naval battle for control of New Orleans during the American Civil War. A public park, the fort was flooded for several weeks in 2005, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Its design is based on Tilbury Fort in England.
10	Fort Jesup		July 4, 1961 (#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.[11]
11	Fort St. Philip		December 19, 1960 (#66000380)	Triumph 29°21′50″N 89°27′46″W / 29.36389°N 89.46278°W	Plaquemines	Established on the east bank of the Mississippi River during the 18th century, Fort St. Philip's two major engagements were ten-day naval sieges during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War, the former an 1815 American victory against the British Royal Navy and the latter an 1862 Union Navy victory over Confederate forces guarding New Orleans. The site is privately owned and has deteriorated greatly because of river flooding, erosion, and tropical storms.
12	Gallier Hall		May 30, 1974 (#74002250)	New Orleans 29°56′56″N 90°04′15″W / 29.948854°N 90.070820°W	Orleans	Designed by James Gallier, Sr.
13	Gallier House		May 30, 1974 (#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.
14	Garden District		May 30, 1974 (#71000358)	New Orleans 29°55′40″N 90°05′05″W / 29.92778°N 90.0847°W	Orleans
15	Nicholas Girod House		April 15, 1970 (#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.
16	Hermann-Grima House		May 30, 1974 (#710003591)	New Orleans 29°57′26″N 90°04′03″W / 29.957307°N 90.067484°W	Orleans
17	Homeplace Plantation House		April 15, 1970 (#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.
18	Jackson Square		October 9, 1960 (#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.
19	USS KIDD (Destroyer)		January 14, 1986 (#83000502)	Baton Rouge 30°26′33″N 91°11′30″W / 30.442426°N 91.191717°W	East Baton Rouge
20	Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop		April 15, 1970 (#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.
21	Longue Vue House and Gardens		April 5, 2005 (#91001419)	New Orleans 29°58′36″N 90°07′23″W / 29.976753°N 90.123092°W	Orleans
22	Los Adaes		June 23, 1986 (#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).
23	Louisiana State Bank Building		May 4, 1983 (#83004387)	New Orleans 29°57′22″N 90°03′59″W / 29.956014°N 90.066466°W	Orleans
24	Louisiana State Capitol Building and Gardens		December 17, 1982 (#78001421)	Baton Rouge 30°27′25″N 91°11′15″W / 30.45694°N 91.1875°W	East Baton Rouge
25	Madame John's Legacy		April 15, 1970 (#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.
26	Madewood Plantation House		May 4, 1983 (#73000860)	Napoleonville 29°55′33″N 90°59′39″W / 29.92583°N 90.99417°W	Assumption	Architect Henry Howard's first major building, begun in 1846.
27	Magnolia Plantation		January 3, 2001 (#79001071)	Derry 31°32′59″N 92°56′26″W / 31.5497°N 92.94056°W	Natchitoches
28	Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site		July 19, 1964 (#66000372)	Marksville 31°07′29″N 92°02′52″W / 31.12472°N 92.04778°W	Avoyelles	Archeological type site for Marksville culture.
29	Melrose Plantation		May 30, 1974 (#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.
30	Natchitoches Historic District		April 16, 1984 (#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).
31	New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building		December 22, 1977 (#77000675)	New Orleans 29°57′09″N 90°04′16″W / 29.952394°N 90.071001°W	Orleans
32	Oak Alley Plantation		December 2, 1974 (#74002187)	Vacherie 30°00′15″N 90°46′33″W / 30.00428°N 90.775933°W	St. James
33	Old Louisiana State Capitol		May 30, 1974 (#73000862)	Baton Rouge 30°26′42″N 91°11′19″W / 30.445026°N 91.188608°W	East Baton Rouge	Innovatively designed by architect James H. Dakin, it is "Castellated Gothic".
34	Parlange Plantation House		May 30, 1974 (#70000258)	Mix 30°37′49″N 91°29′10″W / 30.63028°N 91.4861°W	Pointe Coupee
35	Pontalba Buildings		May 30, 1974 (#74000934)	New Orleans 29°57′27″N 90°03′44″W / 29.957580°N 90.062145°W	Orleans
36	Port Hudson		May 30, 1974 (#74002349)	Port Hudson 30°41′38″N 91°16′34″W / 30.693913°N 91.276127°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.
37	Poverty Point National Monument		April 15, 1970 (#66000382)	Delhi 32°38′12″N 91°24′41″W / 32.63667°N 91.41139°W	West Carroll
38	The Presbytere		April 15, 1970 (#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.
39	Jean Pierre Emmanuel Prud'homme Oakland Plantation		January 3, 2001 (#79001073)	Natchez 31°39′54″N 93°00′12″W / 31.665°N 93.00333°W	Natchitoches
40	Rosedown Plantation		April 5, 2005 (#01000765)	St. Francisville 30°47′46″N 91°22′15″W / 30.796015°N 91.370945°W	West Feliciana
41	Saint Alphonsus Church		June 19, 1996 (#73000872)	New Orleans 29°55′50″N 90°04′25″W / 29.930556°N 90.0736°W	Orleans
42	St. Charles Streetcar Line		August 25, 2014 (#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
43	St. Mary's Assumption Church		May 30, 1974 (#71000361)	New Orleans 29°55′48″N 90°04′27″W / 29.929888°N 90.074293°W	Orleans
44	St. Patrick's Church		May 30, 1974 (#74000936)	New Orleans 29°56′48″N 90°04′12″W / 29.946631°N 90.070137°W	Orleans
45	San Francisco Plantation House		May 30, 1974 (#74002186)	Reserve 30°02′51″N 90°36′20″W / 30.047535°N 90.605548°W	St. John the Baptist
46	Shadows-on-the-Teche		May 30, 1970 (#72000553)	New Iberia 30°00′09″N 91°48′54″W / 30.002541°N 91.814997°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.
47	Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium		October 6, 2008 (#91000624)	Shreveport 32°30′28″N 93°45′10″W / 32.50778°N 93.75278°W	Caddo
48	Shreveport Water Works Company, Pump Station		December 17, 1982 (#80001707)	Shreveport 32°30′56″N 93°45′25″W / 32.515682°N 93.756995°W	Caddo	An engineering landmark.
49	United States Customhouse		December 2, 1974 (#74000938)	New Orleans 29°57′05″N 90°03′59″W / 29.951414°N 90.066254°W	Orleans
50	United States Court of Appeals—Fifth Circuit		July 21, 2015 (#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 era were decided
51	United States Mint, New Orleans Branch		May 15, 1975 (#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.
52	Old Ursuline Convent		October 9, 1960 (#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).
53	Vieux Carre Historic District		December 21, 1965 (#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.
54	Edward Douglass White House		December 8, 1976 (#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.

Former National Historic Landmarks

	Landmark name[12]	Image	Date designated[12]	Date withdrawn[12]	Locality[12][13]	Parish[12]	Description[14]
1	U.S.S. Cabot (CVL-28)		June 29, 1990 (#90000334)	August 7, 2001	New Orleans	Orleans	Commissioned in 1943, The USS Cabot (CVL-28/AVT-3) was an Independence-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. From 1967 to 1989, she served in Spain as the Dédalo. A New Orleans-based museum foundation purchased the ship for restoration in 1990, but was unable to obtain sufficient funding. The Cabot was eventually scrapped and withdrawn as a Landmark on August 7, 2001.[15]
1	Kate Chopin House		April 19, 1993 (#93001601)	December 28, 2015	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.[16] It was destroyed by fire in 2008.

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 higher protection than most National Historic Landmarks.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisiana
• Historic preservation
• History of Louisiana

References

1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
2. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
3. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
4. "Acadian House". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
5. "Cable, George Washington, House". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
6. "Courthouse (The) and Lawyers' Row". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
7. "DELUGE (Firefighting Tug)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
8. "Dillard, James H., Home". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
9. "James Hardy Dillard". The Journal of Negro History. Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Inc. 25 (4): 585–586. Oct 1940. JSTOR 2715156.
10. "Evergreen Plantation". National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
11. "Fort Jesup". Cane River National Heritage Area: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
12. National Park Service (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-04..
13. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Retrieved 2007-08-14.
14. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Retrieved on various dates.
15. "U.S.S. CABOT (CVL-28)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
16. "Chopin, Kate, House". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-02-11.

External links

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State—Louisiana (53)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
• National Park Service listings of National Historic Landmarks