National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 17 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish. Another three properties were once listed but have been removed.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.[2]
Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashland | .jpg) |
May 4, 1979 (#79001050) |
On Ashland Road, about 400 yards (370 m) northeast of intersection with Louisiana Highway 75 30°10′34″N 90°59′54″W / 30.17618°N 90.99837°W | Geismar | Also known as Belle Helene |
| 2 | Bocage |  |
June 20, 1991 (#91000705) |
On River Road, about 100 yards (91 m) north of intersection with St. Elmo Street 30°07′25″N 90°57′19″W / 30.12367°N 90.95541°W | Darrow | |
| 3 | Dixon House |  |
May 27, 1999 (#99000634) |
On Louisiana Highway 42, about 50 yards (46 m) east of intersection with North Lake Drive 30°19′12″N 90°58′19″W / 30.31999°N 90.97192°W | Prairieville | Also known as Moore House. The dormer's balcony has been removed since the time of listing. |
| 4 | Donaldsonville Historic District |  |
January 19, 1984 (#84001248) |
Roughly bounded by Bayou LaFourche, the Mississippi River levee, Jackson Street, Marchand Drive, Monroe Street and Church Street 30°06′10″N 90°59′17″W / 30.1028°N 90.98798°W | Donaldsonville | The 125 acres (51 ha) area historic district comprises 492 contributing properties built between 1806 and 1933. Photo shows the Ascension Parish Courthouse on Houmas Street, built c. 1890 |
| 5 | Evan Hall Slave Cabins |  |
September 20, 1983 (#83000484) |
Along Louisiana Highway 405, about 150 yards (140 m) northeast of intersection with Louisiana Highway 1 30°07′05″N 91°02′41″W / 30.11818°N 91.04479°W | Donaldsonville | |
| 6 | Fort Butler |  |
February 25, 1999 (#99000183) |
Address restricted[6] | Donaldsonville | Monument marks the location of a Fort and a Civil War battle fought on the 28th of June 1863. |
| 7 | Helvetia Dependency | June 4, 1992 (#92000570) |
At the end of a dirt road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Darrow and 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north of River Road 30°07′03″N 90°57′40″W / 30.11753°N 90.9612°W | Darrow | Part of Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS. | |
| 8 | The Hermitage | April 13, 1973 (#73000859) |
At the end of a dirt road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Darrow and 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of River Road 30°07′00″N 90°57′43″W / 30.1168°N 90.9619°W | Darrow | Built in 1812, originally L'Hermitage in French – named after Andrew Jackson's Tennessee home The Hermitage. General & Mrs. Jackson reportedly visited here during an 1820s trip to New Orleans. | |
| 9 | The Houmas |  |
September 27, 1980 (#80001694) |
About 0.63 miles (1.01 km) west of intersection of River Road and Louisiana Highway 44 30°08′28″N 90°56′03″W / 30.14115°N 90.93421°W | Burnside | Large Greek Revival mansion built in 1840, adjacent to an earlier Federal-style house and several other ancillary structures including octagonal garconnieres |
| 10 | Landry Tomb |  |
August 11, 1982 (#82002752) |
Ascension Catholic Church Cemetery, corner of St. Vincent Street and Claiborne Street 30°05′58″N 90°59′09″W / 30.09942°N 90.98596°W | Donaldsonville | Circa-1845 family monument attributed to architect James H. Dakin. Also a contributing property to Donaldsonville Historic District |
| 11 | The Lemann Store |  |
August 11, 1982 (#82002753) |
314-318 Mississippi Street 30°06′22″N 90°59′15″W / 30.10617°N 90.98742°W | Donaldsonville | Also a contributing property to Donaldsonville Historic District |
| 12 | Mulberry Grove |  |
October 14, 1993 (#93001118) |
Along Louisiana Highway 405, about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of White Castle 30°11′29″N 91°02′06″W / 30.19148°N 91.03489°W | White Castle | |
| 13 | Palo Alto Dependency |  |
June 4, 1992 (#92000579) |
Along Louisiana Highway 944, about 280 yards (260 m) west of intersection with Louisiana Highway 1 30°05′29″N 91°01′55″W / 30.0914°N 91.03193°W | Donaldsonville | |
| 14 | Palo Alto Plantation |  |
April 13, 1977 (#77000665) |
Northwest of the junction of Louisiana Highway 1 with Louisiana Highway 944 30°05′27″N 91°01′48″W / 30.09084°N 91.02995°W | Donaldsonville | |
| 15 | Rome House |  |
March 8, 1990 (#90000323) |
On Louisiana Highway 1, northeast of intersection with Delaney Road 30°06′32″N 91°01′12″W / 30.10878°N 91.02013°W | Smoke Bend | |
| 16 | St. Emma |  |
June 30, 1980 (#80001695) |
Along Louisiana Highway 1, about 300 yards (270 m) south of intersection with Louisiana Highway 943 30°05′03″N 91°01′50″W / 30.08419°N 91.03067°W | Donaldsonville | |
| 17 | Robert Penn Warren House |  |
January 7, 1993 (#92001732) |
16381 Old Jefferson Highway 30°18′30″N 90°58′25″W / 30.30823°N 90.9736°W | Prairieville | Also known as Twin Oaks |
Former listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraemer House | August 2, 1984 (#84001250) | July 22, 2016 | South of Louisiana Highway 929, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of intersection with U.S. Route 61 30°17′54″N 90°57′44″W / 30.29829°N 90.96227°W | Prairieville | Demolished some time after 1984.[7][8] | |
| 2 | St. Joseph's School |  |
November 17, 1988 (#88002651) | June 9, 2010 | Northwest corner of Louisiana Highway 22 and Louisiana Highway 44 30°09′00″N 90°55′24″W / 30.14995°N 90.92334°W | Burnside | |
| 3 | Tezcuco |  |
March 3, 1983 (#83000485) | January 31, 2019 | Along Louisiana Highway 44, about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of Burnside 30°06′56″N 90°54′37″W / 30.11543°N 90.91015°W | Burnside | Completely destroyed by fire in May 2002[9] |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisiana
References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ "Tezcuco plantation destroyed by fire". The Daily Review. May 13, 2002. p. 4. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ National Park Service (June 8, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Evaluation/Return Sheet: Removal Request" (PDF). Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ National Park Service web page about Tezcuco, with photos Accessed 07 May 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |