National Register of Historic Places - Louisiana (LA), Rapides County

Rapides County Louisiana (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Crowell Sawmill Historic District, Alexandria Garden District, Alexandria Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (Boundary Increase), Central Louisiana State Hospital Historic District and Crowell Sawmill Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rapides County places including William Harris, Charles Mulhollan, Constuction Div. US Veterans Bureau and US Veterans Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Rapides Country are Other, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Alexandria Garden District (added 2001 - - #01000336)

Roughly bounded Marye St., Bolton Ave., White St., and Bayou Hynson , Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Alexandria Post-War Suburbs Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000366)

Bounded by Bayou Hynson, Darby, Texas & Elliott Sts., Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Alexandria Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #12000975)

2495 Shreveport Hwy., Pineville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

US Veterans Bureau, Constuction Div., US Veterans Administration

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Central Louisiana State Hospital Historic District (added 2025 - - #100011575)

242 W. Shamrock Ave., Pineville

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Crowell Sawmill Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000036)

Also known as Southern Forest Heritage Museum and Research Center

11789 US 165 S , Long Leaf

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Downtown Alexandria Commercial Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002588)

Bounded by 2nd, Jackson, Beauregard, 4th, 5th, 6th, Murray, Washington and Lee Streets, Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Skyscraper, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1894-1968 AD

Inglewood Plantation Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002449)

Off US 71 , Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Long, Huey P., Memorial Hospital (added 2015 - - #15000362)

Pineville, Pineville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1974 AD

McNutt Rural Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001595)

Also known as See Also:Hope;Bayouside

Belgard Bend Rd. and LA 121 , McNutt

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling