National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, Louisiana facts for kids

Location of Ascension Parish in Louisiana

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ascension 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 17 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish. Another three properties were once listed but have been removed.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ashland		May 4, 1979 (#79001050)	2 miles (3.2 km) south of Geismar on Louisiana Highway 75 30°10′34″N 90°59′56″W / 30.176111°N 90.998889°W / 30.176111; -90.998889 (Ashland)	Geismar	Also known as Belle Helene
2	Bocage		June 20, 1991 (#91000705)	Louisiana Highway 942 south of Marchandville 30°07′24″N 90°57′19″W / 30.123333°N 90.955278°W / 30.123333; -90.955278 (Bocage)	Darrow
3	Dixon House		May 27, 1999 (#99000634)	38127 Louisiana Highway 42 30°19′11″N 90°58′17″W / 30.319722°N 90.971389°W / 30.319722; -90.971389 (Dixon House)	Prairieville
4	Donaldsonville Historic District		January 19, 1984 (#84001248)	Roughly bounded by Bayou LaFourche, the Mississippi River levee, Jackson Ave., Marchand Dr., and Monroe and Church Sts. 30°06′09″N 90°59′15″W / 30.1025°N 90.9875°W / 30.1025; -90.9875 (Donaldsonville Historic District)	Donaldsonville
5	Evan Hall Slave Cabins		September 20, 1983 (#83000484)	West of Donaldsonville 30°07′05″N 91°02′40″W / 30.118056°N 91.044444°W / 30.118056; -91.044444 (Evan Hall Slave Cabins)	Donaldsonville
6	Fort Butler		February 25, 1999 (#99000183)	Address Restricted	Donaldsonville	Monument marks the location of a Civil War battle fought on the 28th of June 1863.
7	Helvetia Dependency		June 4, 1992 (#92000570)	Louisiana Highway 942 30°07′02″N 90°57′44″W / 30.117222°N 90.962222°W / 30.117222; -90.962222 (Helvetia Dependency)	Darrow
8	Hermitage		April 13, 1973 (#73000859)	1.75 miles east of Darrow on Louisiana Highway 942 30°06′55″N 90°57′45″W / 30.115278°N 90.9625°W / 30.115278; -90.9625 (Hermitage)	Darrow	Built in 1812, originally L'Hermitage in French – named after Andrew Jackson's Tennessee home The Hermitage. General & Mrs. Jackson reportedly visited here during an 1820s trip to New Orleans.
9	The Houmas		September 27, 1980 (#80001694)	West of Burnside off Louisiana Highways 22 and 44 30°08′19″N 90°56′00″W / 30.138611°N 90.933333°W / 30.138611; -90.933333 (The Houmas)	Burnside	Large Greek Revival mansion built in 1840, adjacent to an earlier Federal-style house and several other ancillary structures including octagonal garconnieres
10	Landry Tomb		August 11, 1982 (#82002752)	Ascension Catholic Church Cemetery, St. Vincent and Claiborne Sts. 30°05′57″N 90°59′09″W / 30.099167°N 90.985833°W / 30.099167; -90.985833 (Landry Tomb)	Donaldsonville	Circa-1845 family monument attributed to architect James H. Dakin
11	Lemann Store		August 11, 1982 (#82002753)	314 Mississippi St. 30°06′22″N 90°59′14″W / 30.106111°N 90.987222°W / 30.106111; -90.987222 (Lemann Store)	Donaldsonville
12	Mulberry Grove		October 14, 1993 (#93001118)	Louisiana Highway 405, 7 miles east-northeast of its junction with Louisiana Highway 1 30°11′34″N 91°02′10″W / 30.192778°N 91.036111°W / 30.192778; -91.036111 (Mulberry Grove)	White Castle
13	Palo Alto Dependency		June 4, 1992 (#92000579)	Louisiana Highway 944 30°05′28″N 91°01′57″W / 30.091111°N 91.0325°W / 30.091111; -91.0325 (Palo Alto Dependency)	Donaldsonville
14	Palo Alto Plantation		April 13, 1977 (#77000665)	West of Donaldsonville on Louisiana Highway 1 30°05′28″N 91°01′52″W / 30.091111°N 91.031111°W / 30.091111; -91.031111 (Palo Alto Plantation)	Donaldsonville
15	Rome House		March 8, 1990 (#90000323)	Louisiana Highway 1 at Delany Ln. 30°06′30″N 91°01′11″W / 30.108333°N 91.019722°W / 30.108333; -91.019722 (Rome House)	Smoke Bend
16	St. Emma		June 30, 1980 (#80001695)	South of Donaldsonville 30°05′02″N 91°01′50″W / 30.083889°N 91.030556°W / 30.083889; -91.030556 (St. Emma)	Donaldsonville
17	Tezcuco		March 3, 1983 (#83000485)	South of Burnside on River Rd. 30°06′57″N 90°54′38″W / 30.115833°N 90.910556°W / 30.115833; -90.910556 (Tezcuco)	Burnside	Completely destroyed by fire in May 2002
18	Robert Penn Warren House		January 7, 1993 (#92001732)	16381 Old Jefferson Highway 30°18′29″N 90°58′25″W / 30.308056°N 90.973611°W / 30.308056; -90.973611 (Robert Penn Warren House)	Prairieville	Also known as Twin Oaks

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Kraemer House		August 2, 1984 (#84001250)	July 22, 2016	Off U.S. Route 61 30°17′53″N 90°57′44″W / 30.298056°N 90.962222°W / 30.298056; -90.962222 (Kraemer House)	Prairieville
2	St. Joseph's School		November 17, 1988 (#88002651)	June 9, 2010	Louisiana Highways 22 and 44 30°08′59″N 90°55′23″W / 30.149722°N 90.923056°W / 30.149722; -90.923056 (St. Joseph's School)	Burnside