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 Three listings have had their designations withdrawn.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
Chattanooga and is now listed as an NHL of Tennessee
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.
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.
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]
Originally constructed in 1797, by 1821 it was owned by former Mayor
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.
, 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).
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
Black businesswoman Marie Thérèse Coincoin created this plantation, includes perhaps the first black-for-black-designed buildings in the United States.
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.
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Jean Pierre Emmanuel Prud'homme Oakland Plantation
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.
Commissioned during 1943, The USS Cabot (CVL-28/AVT-3) was an Independence-classaircraft 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.[14]
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.
^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.
^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.
^"Acadian House". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
^"Dillard, James H., Home". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
^"Evergreen Plantation". National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
^"Fort Jesup". Cane River National Heritage Area: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
^"U.S.S. CABOT (CVL-28)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
^"Chopin, Kate, House". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
^"DELUGE (Firefighting Tug)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 19, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2010.