National Register of Historic Places - Louisiana (LA), St. James County

St. James County Louisiana (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Colonial Sugars Historic District, Colonial Sugars Historic District and Laura Plantation, St. Michael's Church Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the St. James County places including Mead & White McKim and George Newhall. Prominent architectural styles found in St. James Country are Classical Revival, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Colonial Sugars Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000858)

1250 S. Fifth Ave. , Gramercy

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling

Laura Plantation (added 1993 - - #92001842)

2247 LA 18 , Vacherie

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

St. Michael's Church Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003121)

Also known as See Also:St. Joseph's School

LA 44 , Convent

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure