Marine Hospital, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
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Oakland Plantation, Cook's House, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Par...
Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Cook's House was originally located near the main house. Later on, at the tur... More
Colonial Sugars Company, Power House, Gramercy, St. James Parish, LA
1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Designed by the firm of McKim, Mead and White in 1929, the POWER HOUSE features handsome neo-classical articulation with a rusticated base and two story piano... More
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rectory, 145 Church Street, Natch...
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Clinton Courthouse, Saint Helena Street, Clinton, East Feliciana Paris...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15, FN-16 Survey number: HABS LA-30 Building/structure dates: 1841 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74002249
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Chapel, 1821 Academy Road, Grand Coteau, ...
2009 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Constructed in 1851, the chapel served as the religious center for the oldest continuously operating educational institution west of the Mississip... More
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Chapel, 1821 Academy Road, Grand Coteau, ...
2009 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Constructed in 1851, the chapel served as the religious center for the oldest continuously operating educational institution west of the Mississip... More
Louisiana State Museum Buildings, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS LA-18-10 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
Lombard Manor House, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-117 Survey number: HABS LA-1197 Building/structure dates: 1826 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More
U.S. Branch Mint, 400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, L...
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U.S. Branch Mint, 400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, L...
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Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafourche...
Significance: The M/V Fox represents an antique, possibly unique, and heretofore undocumented vessel form, and may constitute the sole survivor of an extinct South Louisiana vernacular vessel form. Unprocessed... More
Oakland Plantation, Slave Quarter, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Pa...
Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: This Slave Quarter Building is one of two extant quarters at Oakland Plantation. ... More
Oakland Plantation, Slave Quarter, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Pa...
Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: This Slave Quarter Building is one of two extant quarters at Oakland Plantation. ... More
Oakland Plantation, Slave Quarter, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Pa...
Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: This Slave Quarter Building is one of two extant quarters at Oakland Plantation. ... More
Town of Fisher, Commissary, U.S. Highway 171, Fisher, Sabine Parish, L...
1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Survey number: HABS LA-1251-A
Saint Joseph Plantation, Overseer's House, 3421 State Route 18, Vacher...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Survey number: HABS LA-1268-B
Saint Joseph Plantation, Overseer's House, 3421 State Route 18, Vacher...
1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Survey number: HABS LA-1268-B
Bosque House, 617-619 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS LA-81 Building/structure dates: ca. 1860 Subsequent Work
Bosque House, 617-619 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS LA-81 Building/structure dates: ca. 1860 Subsequent Work
Roubieu-Jones House, 374 Louisiana State Highway 484, Natchez, Natchit...
Significance: The Roubieu-Jones House is the oldest extant full-story raised Creole plantation home in Natchitoches, Parish. In addition, Carroll Jones, a former slave and later member of the Creole community,... More
First Skyscraper, 638 Royal Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS LA-21 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
Sindos-Latorre-Boucvalt House, 1025 Saint Louis Street, New Orleans, O...
1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: The site at 1025 St. Louis Street, near North Rampart Street and the Faubourg Treme, was owned during the early years of New Orleans history by free pe... More
Olivier Plantation, Plantation Store, LA Highway 83, Lydia, Iberia Par...
2002 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Although many plantation stores survive in Louisiana, the Olivier Plantation Store is significant due to several uncommon architectural features. As hi... More
Missouri Pacific-Texas Pacific Railroad Station, Tenth & Jackson Stree...
Significance: This passenger station is closely related to the history of Alexandria's growth as a commercial, religious and transportation center. A discussion of this phenomenon is, thus, necessary. Survey ... More
Missouri Pacific-Texas Pacific Railroad Station, Tenth & Jackson Stree...
Significance: This passenger station is closely related to the history of Alexandria's growth as a commercial, religious and transportation center. A discussion of this phenomenon is, thus, necessary. Survey ... More
Missouri Pacific-Texas Pacific Railroad Station, Tenth & Jackson Stree...
Significance: This passenger station is closely related to the history of Alexandria's growth as a commercial, religious and transportation center. A discussion of this phenomenon is, thus, necessary. Survey ... More
Michel-Pitot House, 1370 Moss Street (moved to 1440 Moss Street), New ...
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St. Matthew Baptist Church, Louisiana State Highway 119, Melrose, Natc...
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Fort Claiborne Guest House, 801 Second Street, Natchitoches, Natchitoc...
Survey number: HABS LA-1335 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, 2300 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, ...
Significance: The Phillis Wheatley Elementary School located at 2300 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, exemplified International Style educational buildings in the state of Louisiana. Built between 1953 and 1955, th... More
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, 2300 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, ...
Significance: The Phillis Wheatley Elementary School located at 2300 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, exemplified International Style educational buildings in the state of Louisiana. Built between 1953 and 1955, th... More
First Parish Church (Unitarian), Northwest corner of U.S. Route 1 & St...
Significance: First built in 1749-30, this structure is the product of major modifications in 1803 and 1838. It was first cut in two and enlarged by moving the back section 28 feet away. In 1838 the galleries w... More
Labatut Plantation, 4 miles North of New Roads on River Road Facing Mi...
1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Labatut Plantation is located in Pointe Coupee Parish, four miles outside of New Roads, Louisiana. It faces the river road just in front of the Mississippi R... More
Labatut Plantation, 4 miles North of New Roads on River Road Facing Mi...
1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Labatut Plantation is located in Pointe Coupee Parish, four miles outside of New Roads, Louisiana. It faces the river road just in front of the Mississippi R... More
Gaudet House, Chestnut & Josephine Streets, New Orleans, Orleans Paris...
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Gaudet House, Chestnut & Josephine Streets, New Orleans, Orleans Paris...
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Salt Mine Village, Avery Island, Iberia Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-78 Survey number: HABS LA-1220
Burnside Plantation, State Highway 1, Burnside, Ascension Parish, LA
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Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...
Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...
Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...
Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...
Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...
Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More
Briarwood: The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, 216 Caroline Dormon Ro...
Significance: Briarwood, now the site of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, was originally a tract of land belonging to the Dormon family. Caroline Dormon (1888-1971), noted conservationist, horticulturalist,... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Bas...
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Glendale Plantation, Lucy, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
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Glendale Plantation, Lucy, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
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Church of the Immaculate Conception, 145 Church Street, Natchitoches, ...
Survey number: HABS LA-2-4 Public domain photograph of church architecture, religious building, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Church of the Immaculate Conception, 145 Church Street, Natchitoches, ...
Survey number: HABS LA-2-4 Public domain photograph of church architecture, religious building, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Church of the Immaculate Conception, 145 Church Street, Natchitoches, ...
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Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...
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Piece sur piece Building (House), On dirt road off of Highway 494, abo...
Significance: The Piece-Sur-Piece Building was a one-room plantation outbuilding, which was built with slave labor and probably used for slave housing. The building's "piece-sur-piece" construction type was pro... More
Piece sur piece Building (House), On dirt road off of Highway 494, abo...
Significance: The Piece-Sur-Piece Building was a one-room plantation outbuilding, which was built with slave labor and probably used for slave housing. The building's "piece-sur-piece" construction type was pro... More
Piece sur piece Building (House), On dirt road off of Highway 494, abo...
Significance: The Piece-Sur-Piece Building was a one-room plantation outbuilding, which was built with slave labor and probably used for slave housing. The building's "piece-sur-piece" construction type was pro... More
Piece sur piece Building (House), On dirt road off of Highway 494, abo...
Significance: The Piece-Sur-Piece Building was a one-room plantation outbuilding, which was built with slave labor and probably used for slave housing. The building's "piece-sur-piece" construction type was pro... More
Texas & Pacific Railway Depot, Seventh Street, Natchitoches, Natchitoc...
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Texas & Pacific Railway Depot, Seventh Street, Natchitoches, Natchitoc...
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Kroll House, Moved from St. John the Baptist Parish, Iberville, Ibervi...
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Mary Plantation, House, 5539 State Highway 39, Braithwaite, Plaquemine...
1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: It is not known exactly when Mary Plantation was built, though the land 7 leagues below New Orleans on the left bank of the Mississippi River, was... More
LaFleur House, 753 LA 748, Grand Prairie, St. Landry Parish, LA
2006 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The house is a single story constructed of colombage frame with bousillage in-fill over a brick pier foundation, and a portion of the house is believed to dat... More
G. B. Cooley House, 1011 South Grand Street, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, ...
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Coincoin-Prudhomme House, On dirt road off of Highway 494, about 1 mil...
Significance: The Coincoin-Prudhomme House is a rare surviving example of a basic Norman-plan Creole plantation house. Furthermore, it is one of very few extant Louisiana plantation houses from the middle-ante... More
Graugnard Farms Plantation, Saint James, St. James Parish, LA
1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Graugnard Farms Plantation in St. James, LA, was built between 1790 and 1820. The house was built with bousillage between post construction. The plantation ... More
Laura Plantation, Second House, River Road, Vacherie, St. James Parish...
1990 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Survey number: HABS LA-1213-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Construction
Oakland Plantation, Overseer's House, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches...
Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-104 Survey number: HABS LA-1192-Q... More
Layton Castle, 1133 South Grand, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA
1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Layton Castle (1133 South Grand, Monroe, Louisiana) was begun by Henry Bry, a Swiss emigre who had arrived in North Louisiana in 1803. He constructed a raise... More
Arsenal, 615 Saint Peter Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS LA-18-6 Building/structure dates: 1839 Initial Construction
Whitney Plantation, Outbuildings, Louisiana Route 18, Wallace, St. Joh...
Significance: The land on which Whitney Plantation is situated was originally granted to German settlers brought to Louisiana in 1718 by the Company of the Indies. A Spanish map dated 1803 indicates that the p... More
Orleans Ball Room, 717 Orleans Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Significance: The significance of the Ball Room derives principally from its former historical uses related, as it was to several different phases of life in the early history of New Orleans. Today it has beco... More
Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria, Rapides Pa...
Moved in 1964 from original location, approximately 2 miles southeast of current location. 2001 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Kent House is the oldest known standing structure in central Lo... More
Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria, Rapides Pa...
Moved in 1964 from original location, approximately 2 miles southeast of current location. 2001 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Kent House is the oldest known standing structure in central Lo... More
Oakland Plantation, Doctor's House, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches P...
Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: In 1871 Dr. Joseph Levecque requested permission to remodel and add to an existing... More
Lutzenberger Foundry and Pattern Shop, 502 and 505 Jane Street, New Ib...
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Lutzenberger Foundry and Pattern Shop, 502 and 505 Jane Street, New Ib...
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U.S. Custom House, 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Significance: The structure is architecturally significant, not only because of its monumental size, but also because of the unusual foundation system on which it rests. This system was quite common in the mid... More
David Olivier House, 4111 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish...
Significance: The Olivier House, probably built in 1820, was typical of the large early 19th century plantation houses that were located within a short distance of New Orleans. With the great prosperity that t... More
David Olivier House, 4111 Chartres Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish...
Significance: The Olivier House, probably built in 1820, was typical of the large early 19th century plantation houses that were located within a short distance of New Orleans. With the great prosperity that t... More
Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Bato...
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Latour & Laclotte's Atelier, 625-627 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, Orl...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-65 Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1264 Survey number: HABS LA-1151
A. S. Pierrel House, De Jean Street, Washington, St. Landry Parish, LA
Significance: This house was built in 1851 for Dr. Edward Heard and his new wife. Two carpenters, Heveston and Tinniman, are believed to have constructed it for Sarah Jane Webb Heard, daughter of Amos Webb, fo... More
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, Front Entrance Gate, New Orleans, Orleans Pa...
2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Front Entrance Gate of Saint Louis Cemetery Number one is wrought iron with some integration of cast iron decoration. The cast iron pieces are the spear-... More
First Parish Meetinghouse, Cohasset Common, Cohasset, Norfolk County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS MA-349
Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...
Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More
Fontenette House, Intersection of Main & Hamilton Streets, Saint Marti...
1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Survey number: HABS LA-1182 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 18q3 Subsequent Work
1617-1619 Teche Street (House), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Significance: Date of construction: 1899. Architect: Unknown. Late Victorian. Wood frame. One story on brick piers. Front porch with spindlework frieze supported by openwork; original slate roof and chimne... More
Michel Prudhomme House, Prudhomme Circle, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish...
1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Michel Prudhomme House is architecturally significant as one of the very few late 18th-early 19th century Louisiana French Creole cottages remaining... More
Henry E. Braden House, Block 509, 2000 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans, ...
Significance: The Henry E. Braden House is a two-story, Prairie-style dwelling commissioned by prominent black businessman and community leader Henry R. Braden in 1925. The building was designed by the New Orl... More
St. Paul's Episcopal Church & Parish House, 904 East Knapp Street, Mil...
Significance: The second church built for Milwaukee's pioneer Episcopal congregation (organized in 1838), St. Paul's is the city's outstanding Richardsonian Romanesque church and is further distinguished by a s... More
St. Christopher's Normal & Industrial Parish School, 900 Fifth Avenue,...
Significance: Architecture: This annex is an example of school architecture in the black community at the beginning of the 20th century. Extremely simple in design, it suggests that functionalism was used as a ... More
Roy Hall, 1820 Calhoun Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Significance: The dwelling is a contributing element to the Uptown New Orleans Historic District. The Uptown District is significant on a state level for its diverse architectural collection of dwellings that w... More
Beau Fort, 4055 State Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA
2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: Beau Fort (formerly known as the Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation) dates back to the early 19th century. ... The original one and half story structure is ... More
Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...
Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More
Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...
Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More
Missouri Pacific Railway Depot, Natches Street (State Highway 15) & Pi...
Significance: The abandoned depot evidences an era, extending from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, when railroads symbolized progress and hope. Whether a railroad came to town or not o... More
Homeplace Plantation, River Road, Hahnville, St. Charles Parish, LA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42 Survey number: HABS LA-155 Building/structure dates: ca. 1801 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000842
McNeil Street Pumping Station, McNeil Street & Cross Bayou, Shreveport...
Significance: The McNeil Street Pumping Station is typical of steam-powered municipal water pumping facilities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries for cities of moderate size. Its significance lies in it... More