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A Creole cottage, built c.1880 in Greek Revival style. 11. Downtown Lafayette Civic Center. Upload image. October 16, 2019. (#100004510) 705 Jefferson St., 731 Jefferson St., 735 Jefferson St., 124 E. Main St. 30°13′22″N 92°01′07″W / 30.2229°N 92.0187°W / 30.2229; -92.0187 (Downtown Lafayette Civic Center) Lafayette.
It was transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933, and re-designated as Chalmette National Historical Park on August 10, 1939. The Chalmette site and the Barataria Preserve were both listed on the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. [4]
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6] It is the fifth-smallest parish in Louisiana by land ...
The Freetown-Port Rico Historic District is a historic district located in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. [2] The 220 acre area included 677 contributing buildings and 197 non-contributing buildings, as well as one contributing structure. The district comprises residential, commercial and institutional buildings with styles typical of late 19th ...
January 25, 2024. The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathédrale St-Jean, originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. It was the first parish in Lafayette Parish —founded in 1821—and was designated cathedral upon the erection of ...
75000850 [ 1] Added to NRHP. June 18, 1975. The Alexandre Mouton House, also called the Lafayette Museum ( French: Maison d'Alexandre Mouton, or Musée de Lafayette ), is a historic house located at 1122 Lafayette Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was the home of 11th Governor and first Democratic Governor of Louisiana Alexandre Mouton, and it ...
July 26, 1984. Sterling Grove Historic District is a historic district in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, roughly bounded by Evangeline Throughway, East Simcoe Street, North Sterling Street and Chopin Street. The 25-acre (10 ha) area comprises a total of 59 buildings, of which 43 are considered contributing properties, and one is ...
Lafayette Gazette 4 Oct 1894. Lafayette, Louisiana, and the surrounding area is a mix of American Indian, African American, English, French and Spanish culture. The area is situated in the region known as South Central Louisiana. The Vermilion River runs through the city. Today, the city and parish are at the heart of Acadiana.