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

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.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed 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
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/Jefferson College
Manresa House of Retreats/Jefferson College
January 31, 1985
(#85000162)
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/Jefferson College)
Convent
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)
509 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

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
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
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
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