National Register of Historic Places listings in St. James Parish, Louisiana


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

Location of St. James Parish in Louisiana

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. James 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 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another two properties were once listed, but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Bay Tree
 
Bay Tree
November 21, 1991
(#91001738)
3785 Louisiana Highway 18
30°00′11″N 90°46′51″W / 30.003056°N 90.780833°W / 30.003056; -90.780833 (Bay Tree)
Vacherie
2 Chauvin House
 
Chauvin House
July 25, 2003
(#03000681)
10138 Louisiana Highway 44
30°05′15″N 90°54′20″W / 30.0875°N 90.905556°W / 30.0875; -90.905556 (Chauvin House)
Convent vicinity
3 Colonial Sugars Historic District
 
Colonial Sugars Historic District
October 11, 1994
(#94000858)
1250 S. 5th Ave.
30°02′56″N 90°41′01″W / 30.048889°N 90.683611°W / 30.048889; -90.683611 (Colonial Sugars Historic District)
Gramercy
4 Desire Plantation House
 
Desire Plantation House
May 15, 1986
(#86001054)
Louisiana Highway 644
29°56′39″N 90°41′49″W / 29.944167°N 90.696944°W / 29.944167; -90.696944 (Desire Plantation House)
Vacherie Built circa 1835, French Creole perique tobacco plantation. Private.
5 Felicity Plantation
 
Felicity Plantation
March 8, 2010
(#10000062)
3351 Louisiana Highway 18
30°00′25″N 90°46′22″W / 30.006933°N 90.772892°W / 30.006933; -90.772892 (Felicity Plantation)
Vacherie Sister plantation to St. Joseph Plantation, built circa 1850 and privately owned.
6 Graugnard Farms Plantation House
 
Graugnard Farms Plantation House
May 14, 1992
(#92000510)
5825 Louisiana Highway 18
29°59′28″N 90°50′07″W / 29.991111°N 90.835278°W / 29.991111; -90.835278 (Graugnard Farms Plantation House)
St. James
7 Lambert House
 
Lambert House
May 10, 2005
(#05000407)
5669 Louisiana Highway 44
29°59′49″N 90°48′46″W / 29.996944°N 90.812778°W / 29.996944; -90.812778 (Lambert House)
Convent
8 Laura Plantation
 
Laura Plantation
February 3, 1993
(#92001842)
2247 Louisiana Highway 18
30°00′21″N 90°43′26″W / 30.005833°N 90.723889°W / 30.005833; -90.723889 (Laura Plantation)
Vacherie Plantation heiress and manager Laura Lacoul Gore's (1861-1963) autobiography Memories of the Old Plantation Home: A Creole Family Album (Nov. 2000) tells the family's history and her experience living at the plantation. Open to the public.
9 Little Texas
 
Little Texas
May 14, 1992
(#92000511)
2834 Louisiana Highway 44
30°01′21″N 90°43′11″W / 30.0225°N 90.719722°W / 30.0225; -90.719722 (Little Texas)
Paulina
10 Lutcher & Moore Cypress Lumber Co., Ltd., Headquarters Building
 
Lutcher & Moore Cypress Lumber Co., Ltd., Headquarters Building
May 13, 1994
(#94000411)
2049 Railroad St.
30°02′25″N 90°41′52″W / 30.040278°N 90.697778°W / 30.040278; -90.697778 (Lutcher & Moore Cypress Lumber Co., Ltd., Headquarters Building)
Lutcher
11 Lutcher United Methodist Church
 
Lutcher United Methodist Church
February 13, 1992
(#92000042)
2347 Texas St.
30°02′34″N 90°41′59″W / 30.042778°N 90.699722°W / 30.042778; -90.699722 (Lutcher United Methodist Church)
Lutcher
12 Manresa House of Retreats
 
Manresa House of Retreats
January 31, 1985
(#85000162)
5858 Louisiana Highway 44
29°59′34″N 90°49′15″W / 29.992778°N 90.820833°W / 29.992778; -90.820833 (Manresa House of Retreats)
Convent Previously Jefferson College
13 Mather House
 
Mather House
May 30, 2001
(#01000569)
5666 Louisiana Highway 44
29°59′45″N 90°48′48″W / 29.995833°N 90.813333°W / 29.995833; -90.813333 (Mather House)
Convent
14 Millet House
 
Millet House
December 9, 1999
(#99001478)
423 E. Jefferson Highway
30°02′40″N 90°41′08″W / 30.044444°N 90.685556°W / 30.044444; -90.685556 (Millet House)
Gramercy
15 Oak Alley Plantation
 
Oak Alley Plantation
December 2, 1974
(#74002187)
2.5 miles north of Vacherie
30°00′16″N 90°46′36″W / 30.004444°N 90.776667°W / 30.004444; -90.776667 (Oak Alley Plantation)
Vacherie
16 OLIVE JEANETTE
 
OLIVE JEANETTE
October 3, 1991
(#91001421)
Main St.
30°02′30″N 90°41′47″W / 30.041667°N 90.696389°W / 30.041667; -90.696389 (OLIVE JEANETTE)
Lutcher
17 Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
 
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
May 22, 2013
(#13000299)
13281 LA 644
29°56′40″N 90°40′56″W / 29.944323°N 90.682144°W / 29.944323; -90.682144 (Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church)
Vacherie
18 Judge Felix Poché Plantation House
 
Judge Felix Poché Plantation House
December 3, 1980
(#80004251)
River Rd.
30°00′44″N 90°49′37″W / 30.012222°N 90.826944°W / 30.012222; -90.826944 (Judge Felix Poché Plantation House)
Convent
19 St. Joseph Plantation House
 
St. Joseph Plantation House
September 6, 2005
(#05000987)
3535 Louisiana Highway 18
30°00′22″N 90°46′20″W / 30.006111°N 90.772222°W / 30.006111; -90.772222 (St. Joseph Plantation House)
Vacherie Early 19th-century plantation, joined in 1890 with Felicity Plantation to form the St. Joseph Plantation & Manufacturing Company. Privately owned.
20 St. Michael's Church Historic District
 
St. Michael's Church Historic District
November 15, 1979
(#79003121)
Louisiana Highway 44
30°00′40″N 90°49′31″W / 30.011111°N 90.825278°W / 30.011111; -90.825278 (St. Michael's Church Historic District)
Convent

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Colomb House August 7, 1980
(#80004250)
January 31, 2019 Northwest of Convent on River Rd.
30°04′02″N 90°51′24″W / 30.067222°N 90.856667°W / 30.067222; -90.856667 (Colomb House)
Convent vicinity
2 Longview September 21, 1983
(#83000537)
January 31, 2019 Louisiana Highway 44
30°02′13″N 90°41′52″W / 30.036944°N 90.697778°W / 30.036944; -90.697778 (Longview)
Lutcher

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ 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.