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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rapides 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 79 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish. Another 6 properties were once listed but have been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building
Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building
May 21, 1987
(#87000771)
 Alexander State Forest
31°08′28″N 92°28′29″W / 31.141111°N 92.474722°W / 31.141111; -92.474722 (Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building)		 Woodworth
2 Alexandria Garden District
Alexandria Garden District
April 9, 2001
(#01000336)
 Roughly bounded by Marye St., Bolton Ave., White St., and Bayou Hynson
31°17′59″N 92°27′32″W / 31.299722°N 92.458889°W / 31.299722; -92.458889 (Alexandria Garden District)		 Alexandria
3 Alexandria Hall-Louisiana College
Alexandria Hall-Louisiana College
May 15, 1986
(#86001059)
 Louisiana College
31°19′31″N 92°25′36″W / 31.325278°N 92.426667°W / 31.325278; -92.426667 (Alexandria Hall-Louisiana College)		 Pineville
4 Alexandria National Cemetery
Alexandria National Cemetery
July 9, 1997
(#97000767)
 209 Shamrock Ave.
31°19′19″N 92°26′34″W / 31.321944°N 92.442778°W / 31.321944; -92.442778 (Alexandria National Cemetery)		 Pineville part of the Civil War Era National Cemeteries Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
5 Alexandria Post-War Suburbs Historic District
Alexandria Post-War Suburbs Historic District
June 6, 2013
(#13000366)
 Bounded by Bayou Hynson, Darby, Texas & Elliott Sts.
Coordinates missing		 Alexandria
6 Alexandria Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
Alexandria Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
September 29, 1986
(#86003116)
 U.S. Routes 71/167; also 2495 Shreveport Hwy.
31°21′17″N 92°26′08″W / 31.354722°N 92.435556°W / 31.354722; -92.435556 (Alexandria Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District)		 Alexandria Listed as the "Veterans Administration Medical Center"; name changed and 2495 Shreveport added by a boundary increase of November 28, 2012
7 Bailey's Dam Site
Bailey's Dam Site
June 29, 1976
(#76000973)
 Red River south of U.S. Route 71
31°19′32″N 92°27′07″W / 31.325556°N 92.451944°W / 31.325556; -92.451944 (Bailey's Dam Site)		 Alexandria
8 Bayouside
March 26, 1980
(#80001757)
 North of McNutt off Louisiana Highway 121
31°18′48″N 92°38′38″W / 31.313333°N 92.643889°W / 31.313333; -92.643889 (Bayouside)		 McNutt
9 Bennett Plantation House
May 14, 1979
(#79001083)
 6291 Old Baton Rouge Highway
31°13′16″N 92°25′11″W / 31.221111°N 92.419722°W / 31.221111; -92.419722 (Bennett Plantation House)		 Alexandria
10 Bentley Hotel
Bentley Hotel
November 15, 1979
(#79001084)
 801 3rd St.
31°18′43″N 92°26′42″W / 31.311944°N 92.445°W / 31.311944; -92.445 (Bentley Hotel)		 Alexandria
11 Blanchard House
July 22, 1982
(#82002793)
 West of Boyce on Bayou Jean de Jean
31°22′57″N 92°42′04″W / 31.3825°N 92.701111°W / 31.3825; -92.701111 (Blanchard House)		 Boyce
12 Bland House
Bland House
October 17, 1985
(#85003148)
 330 Saint James St.
31°18′32″N 92°26′33″W / 31.308889°N 92.4425°W / 31.308889; -92.4425 (Bland House)		 Alexandria
13 Bolton High School
Bolton High School
January 9, 1984
(#84001349)
 2101 Vance Ave.
31°17′36″N 92°27′20″W / 31.293333°N 92.455556°W / 31.293333; -92.455556 (Bolton High School)		 Alexandria
14 James Wade Bolton House
November 15, 1979
(#79001085)
 1330 Main St.
31°18′35″N 92°26′31″W / 31.309722°N 92.441944°W / 31.309722; -92.441944 (James Wade Bolton House)		 Alexandria
15 Arna Wendell Bontemps House
Arna Wendell Bontemps House
September 13, 1993
(#93000886)
 1327 3rd St.
31°18′34″N 92°26′34″W / 31.309444°N 92.442778°W / 31.309444; -92.442778 (Arna Wendell Bontemps House)		 Alexandria
16 Boyce Methodist Church
September 12, 2013
(#13000733)
 309 Londonderry Ave.
31°23′25″N 92°40′06″W / 31.390242°N 92.66839°W / 31.390242; -92.66839 (Boyce Methodist Church)		 Boyce
17 Britt Place
Britt Place
November 21, 1980
(#80001756)
 East of Glenmora on Lake Cocodrie Rd.
30°58′05″N 92°33′47″W / 30.968056°N 92.563056°W / 30.968056; -92.563056 (Britt Place)		 Glenmora
18 J.E. Byram House
February 1, 2016
(#15001015)
 915 City Park Blvd.
31°17′39″N 92°27′51″W / 31.294092°N 92.464130°W / 31.294092; -92.464130 (J.E. Byram House)		 Alexandria
19 Carnahan House
April 7, 1995
(#95000373)
 212 Ulster Ave.
31°23′29″N 92°40′08″W / 31.391389°N 92.668889°W / 31.391389; -92.668889 (Carnahan House)		 Boyce
20 Central Louisiana State Hospital Dairy Barn
Central Louisiana State Hospital Dairy Barn
May 15, 1986
(#86001078)
 U.S. Route 165
31°20′01″N 92°26′27″W / 31.333611°N 92.440833°W / 31.333611; -92.440833 (Central Louisiana State Hospital Dairy Barn)		 Pineville
21 Chickama
May 31, 2016
(#16000302)
 687 Chickamaw Rd.
31°06′43″N 92°25′35″W / 31.111838°N 92.426442°W / 31.111838; -92.426442 (Chickama)		 Lecompte
22 China Grove
December 5, 1984
(#84000553)
 Louisiana Highway 496
31°18′48″N 92°38′06″W / 31.313333°N 92.635°W / 31.313333; -92.635 (China Grove)		 Gardner part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides Thematic Resource (TR)
23 Commercial Building
Commercial Building
November 29, 1978
(#78001436)
 3rd and Johnston Sts.
31°18′38″N 92°26′37″W / 31.310556°N 92.443611°W / 31.310556; -92.443611 (Commercial Building)		 Alexandria
24 Cook House
November 15, 1979
(#79001086)
 222 Florence Ave.
31°18′24″N 92°27′39″W / 31.306667°N 92.460833°W / 31.306667; -92.460833 (Cook House)		 Alexandria
25 Cottingham House
Cottingham House
September 8, 1987
(#87001477)
 1403 College Dr.
31°19′41″N 92°25′32″W / 31.328056°N 92.425556°W / 31.328056; -92.425556 (Cottingham House)		 Pineville
26 Crowell Sawmill Historic District
February 11, 1993
(#93000036)
 11789 U.S. Route 165, S.
31°00′18″N 92°33′33″W / 31.005°N 92.559167°W / 31.005; -92.559167 (Crowell Sawmill Historic District)		 Longleaf
27 Myrtle Groves Huie Dellmon House
January 31, 2017
(#100000603)
 430 St. James St.
31°18′31″N 92°26′35″W / 31.308739°N 92.443047°W / 31.308739; -92.443047 (Myrtle Groves Huie Dellmon House)		 Alexandria
28 Eden
Eden
December 5, 1984
(#84000554)
 Off Louisiana Highway 121
31°19′53″N 92°40′42″W / 31.331389°N 92.678333°W / 31.331389; -92.678333 (Eden)		 Gardner part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
29 Emmanuel Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
November 21, 2001
(#01001255)
 430 Jackson St.
31°18′42″N 92°26′50″W / 31.311667°N 92.447222°W / 31.311667; -92.447222 (Emmanuel Baptist Church)		 Alexandria
30 First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
June 6, 1980
(#80001751)
 630 Jackson St.
31°18′37″N 92°26′54″W / 31.310278°N 92.448333°W / 31.310278; -92.448333 (First Methodist Church)		 Alexandria
31 First United Methodist Church
November 19, 2015
(#14001172)
 2727 Jackson Ave.
31°17′38″N 92°27′58″W / 31.294°N 92.4661°W / 31.294; -92.4661 (First United Methodist Church)		 Alexandria
32 Fort Buhlow
June 1, 1981
(#81000299)
 Off U.S. Route 165
31°19′07″N 92°26′56″W / 31.318611°N 92.448889°W / 31.318611; -92.448889 (Fort Buhlow)		 Pineville
33 Fort Randolph
Fort Randolph
June 1, 1981
(#81000300)
 Off U.S. Route 165
31°18′53″N 92°26′54″W / 31.314722°N 92.448333°W / 31.314722; -92.448333 (Fort Randolph)		 Pineville
34 Gemiluth Chassodim Synagogue
January 29, 2014
(#13001128)
 2021 Turner St.
31°17′52″N 92°27′18″W / 31.29786°N 92.454899°W / 31.29786; -92.454899 (Gemiluth Chassodim Synagogue)		 Alexandria
35 Geneva
December 5, 1984
(#84000539)
 Louisiana Highway 496
31°18′50″N 92°30′48″W / 31.313889°N 92.513333°W / 31.313889; -92.513333 (Geneva)		 Alexandria part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
36 Guaranty Bank, Park Avenue Branch
January 23, 2013
(#12001206)
 403 Bolton Ave.
31°18′26″N 92°27′24″W / 31.307283°N 92.456585°W / 31.307283; -92.456585 (Guaranty Bank, Park Avenue Branch)		 Alexandria
37 Hemenway Furniture Co. Building
October 4, 1983
(#83003632)
 3rd and Jackson Sts.
31°18′44″N 92°26′46″W / 31.312222°N 92.446111°W / 31.312222; -92.446111 (Hemenway Furniture Co. Building)		 Alexandria
38 Mayer Hirsch House
July 26, 1979
(#79001087)
 1216 Jackson St.
31°18′30″N 92°44′06″W / 31.308333°N 92.735°W / 31.308333; -92.735 (Mayer Hirsch House)		 Alexandria
39 Hope
December 13, 1984
(#84003856)
 Off Louisiana Highway 121 and Mill Race Rd.
31°18′43″N 92°39′05″W / 31.311944°N 92.651389°W / 31.311944; -92.651389 (Hope)		 Gardner part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
40 Inglewood Plantation Historic District
January 14, 1988
(#87002449)
 Off U.S. Route 71
31°13′43″N 92°25′12″W / 31.228611°N 92.42°W / 31.228611; -92.42 (Inglewood Plantation Historic District)		 Alexandria
41 Island Home
December 5, 1984
(#84000557)
 Across Bayou Rapides off Louisiana Highway 121
31°19′49″N 92°40′35″W / 31.330278°N 92.676389°W / 31.330278; -92.676389 (Island Home)		 Gardner part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
42 Wade H. Jones, Sr., House
August 27, 1987
(#87001428)
 Meeker Rd.
31°03′17″N 92°23′06″W / 31.054722°N 92.385°W / 31.054722; -92.385 (Wade H. Jones, Sr., House)		 Meeker
43 Kent Plantation House
Kent Plantation House
August 5, 1971
(#71000362)
 West of Alexandria on Bayou Rapides at Virginia Ave.
31°18′11″N 92°28′58″W / 31.303056°N 92.482778°W / 31.303056; -92.482778 (Kent Plantation House)		 Alexandria
44 Lamourie Lock
October 14, 1994
(#94001218)
 Junction of Lamourie Rd. and U.S. Route 71
31°07′46″N 92°24′24″W / 31.129444°N 92.406667°W / 31.129444; -92.406667 (Lamourie Lock)		 Lecompte
45 Lecompte High School
Lecompte High School
September 22, 1992
(#92001251)
 1610 Charter St.
31°05′23″N 92°24′12″W / 31.089722°N 92.403333°W / 31.089722; -92.403333 (Lecompte High School)		 Lecompte
46 Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital
June 24, 2015
(#15000362)
 352 Hospital Blvd.
31°19′16″N 92°26′25″W / 31.321°N 92.4402°W / 31.321; -92.4402 (Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital)		 Pineville
47 Longview
December 5, 1984
(#84000559)
 Across Bayou Rapides from Louisiana Highway 121 near its intersection with Louisiana Highway 1200
31°19′44″N 92°40′40″W / 31.328889°N 92.677778°W / 31.328889; -92.677778 (Longview)		 Gardner part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
48 Loyd Hall Plantation
April 29, 1977
(#77000678)
 Northwest of Cheneyville on Loyd Bridge Rd.
31°02′04″N 92°21′18″W / 31.034444°N 92.355°W / 31.034444; -92.355 (Loyd Hall Plantation)		 Cheneyville
49 Masonic Building
Masonic Building
January 16, 1986
(#86000079)
 4th and Johnston Sts.
31°18′36″N 92°26′42″W / 31.31°N 92.445°W / 31.31; -92.445 (Masonic Building)		 Alexandria
50 Masonic Home for Children
November 20, 1987
(#87002038)
 2145 Horseshoe Dr.
31°15′34″N 92°28′41″W / 31.259444°N 92.478056°W / 31.259444; -92.478056 (Masonic Home for Children)		 Alexandria
51 Dr. Robert E. McGill House
June 2, 2000
(#00000566)
 2704 Hill St.
31°17′35″N 92°27′49″W / 31.293056°N 92.463611°W / 31.293056; -92.463611 (Dr. Robert E. McGill House)		 Alexandria
52 McNutt Rural Historic District
September 15, 1988
(#88001595)
 Belgard Bend Rd. and Louisiana Highway 121
31°18′44″N 92°38′40″W / 31.312222°N 92.644444°W / 31.312222; -92.644444 (McNutt Rural Historic District)		 McNutt
53 McNutt School
September 26, 1997
(#97001182)
 720 Millrace Rd.
31°18′23″N 92°39′30″W / 31.306389°N 92.658333°W / 31.306389; -92.658333 (McNutt School)		 Boyce
54 Meeker Sugar Refinery
November 16, 1987
(#87002023)
 U.S. Route 71
31°03′30″N 92°22′43″W / 31.058333°N 92.378611°W / 31.058333; -92.378611 (Meeker Sugar Refinery)		 Meeker
55 Melady House
February 23, 1996
(#96000160)
 5800 England Dr.
31°19′53″N 92°30′40″W / 31.331389°N 92.511111°W / 31.331389; -92.511111 (Melady House)		 Alexandria
56 Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery
June 22, 2000
(#00000718)
 335 Main St.
31°19′05″N 92°26′22″W / 31.318056°N 92.439444°W / 31.318056; -92.439444 (Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery)		 Pineville
57 Myrtlewood
Myrtlewood
August 28, 2012
(#12000556)
 2301 Military Hwy.
31°20′39″N 92°25′19″W / 31.344071°N 92.421908°W / 31.344071; -92.421908 (Myrtlewood)		 Pineville
58 Old Alexandria Public Library
Old Alexandria Public Library
January 19, 1989
(#88003225)
 503 Washington St.
31°18′31″N 92°26′43″W / 31.308611°N 92.445278°W / 31.308611; -92.445278 (Old Alexandria Public Library)		 Alexandria
59 Old LSU Site
Old LSU Site
August 14, 1973
(#73000876)
 North of Pineville at 2500 Shreveport Highway
31°21′31″N 92°26′14″W / 31.358611°N 92.437222°W / 31.358611; -92.437222 (Old LSU Site)		 Pineville
60 Pegram Plantation House
October 24, 2003
(#03001064)
 881 Chickamaw Rd.
31°05′55″N 92°25′46″W / 31.098611°N 92.429444°W / 31.098611; -92.429444 (Pegram Plantation House)		 Lecompte
61 Rapides Bank and Trust Company Building
Rapides Bank and Trust Company Building
May 15, 1980
(#80001752)
 933 Main St.
31°18′43″N 92°26′39″W / 31.311944°N 92.444167°W / 31.311944; -92.444167 (Rapides Bank and Trust Company Building)		 Alexandria
62 Rapides Cemetery
Rapides Cemetery
June 15, 1979
(#79001088)
 Hardtner and Main Sts.
31°19′00″N 92°26′30″W / 31.316667°N 92.441667°W / 31.316667; -92.441667 (Rapides Cemetery)		 Pineville
63 Rapides Parish Library
Rapides Parish Library
January 26, 2016
(#15001005)
 411 Washington St.
31°18′34″N 92°26′40″W / 31.309454°N 92.444365°W / 31.309454; -92.444365 (Rapides Parish Library)		 Alexandria
64 Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill
January 2, 1976
(#76000974)
 South of Alexandria off U.S. Route 71
31°12′07″N 92°24′41″W / 31.201944°N 92.411389°W / 31.201944; -92.411389 (Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill)		 Alexandria
65 Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage
September 15, 1983
(#83000535)
 Azalea St.
31°19′51″N 92°26′16″W / 31.330833°N 92.437778°W / 31.330833; -92.437778 (Rose Cottage)		 Pineville
66 Rugg Elementary School
August 10, 2001
(#01000807)
 1319 Bush Ave.
31°17′42″N 92°27′46″W / 31.295°N 92.462778°W / 31.295; -92.462778 (Rugg Elementary School)		 Alexandria
67 St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
December 3, 1980
(#80001753)
 626 4th St.
31°18′44″N 92°26′52″W / 31.312222°N 92.447778°W / 31.312222; -92.447778 (St. Francis Xavier Cathedral)		 Alexandria
68 St. John Baptist Church
June 25, 1982
(#82002794)
 Off Louisiana Highway 456
31°07′51″N 92°24′37″W / 31.130833°N 92.410278°W / 31.130833; -92.410278 (St. John Baptist Church)		 Lecompte
69 St. Philip's Episcopal Church
February 8, 2012
(#12000004)
 414 Clare St.
31°23′17″N 92°40′00″W / 31.388169°N 92.666631°W / 31.388169; -92.666631 (St. Philip's Episcopal Church)		 Boyce
70 C.A. Schnack Jewelry Company Store
June 30, 2000
(#00000684)
 924 3rd St.
31°18′40″N 92°26′42″W / 31.311111°N 92.445°W / 31.311111; -92.445 (C.A. Schnack Jewelry Company Store)		 Alexandria
71 Tioga Commissary
October 16, 1986
(#86002880)
 Tioga Rd.
31°22′59″N 92°25′43″W / 31.383056°N 92.428611°W / 31.383056; -92.428611 (Tioga Commissary)		 Tioga
72 Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
October 16, 1980
(#80001754)
 Bayou Rapides
31°01′20″N 92°17′23″W / 31.022222°N 92.289722°W / 31.022222; -92.289722 (Trinity Episcopal Church)		 Cheneyville
73 US Post Office and Courthouse-Alexandria
US Post Office and Courthouse-Alexandria
May 18, 2000
(#00000501)
 515 Murray St.
31°18′38″N 92°45′40″W / 31.310556°N 92.761111°W / 31.310556; -92.761111 (US Post Office and Courthouse-Alexandria)		 Alexandria
74 Morgan Walker House
January 22, 1987
(#86003682)
 2400 Horseshoe Dr.
31°15′27″N 92°28′20″W / 31.2575°N 92.472222°W / 31.2575; -92.472222 (Morgan Walker House)		 Alexandria
75 Walnut Grove
November 21, 1980
(#80001755)
 East of Cheneyville
31°00′37″N 92°15′30″W / 31.010278°N 92.258333°W / 31.010278; -92.258333 (Walnut Grove)		 Cheneyville
76 Welcek Farmstead
July 18, 1985
(#85001586)
 Louisiana Highway 107
31°16′37″N 92°18′53″W / 31.276944°N 92.314722°W / 31.276944; -92.314722 (Welcek Farmstead)		 Kolin

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Conerly House
December 5, 1984
(#84000534)
June 11, 2015
 Off U.S. Route 71
31°18′46″N 92°27′58″W / 31.312778°N 92.466111°W / 31.312778; -92.466111 (Conerly House)		 Alexandria part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
2 Hopson House
December 5, 1984
(#84000549)
November 29, 2016
 Brown's Bend Rd.
31°19′01″N 92°29′47″W / 31.316944°N 92.496389°W / 31.316944; -92.496389 (Hopson House)		 Alexandria part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
3 Senator John H. Overton House
July 18, 1985
(#85001584)
November 29, 2016
 1128 8th St.
31°18′25″N 92°26′44″W / 31.306944°N 92.445556°W / 31.306944; -92.445556 (Senator John H. Overton House)		 Alexandria
4 Oxland
December 5, 1984
(#84000551)
November 29, 2016
 Louisiana Highway 1202
31°19′35″N 92°34′35″W / 31.326389°N 92.576389°W / 31.326389; -92.576389 (Oxland)		 Alexandria part of the Neo-Classical Architecture of Bayou Rapides TR
5 Rapides Lumber Company Sawmill Manager's House
November 26, 1990
(#90001753)
March 31, 2015
 Junction of U.S. Route 165 and Castor Plunge Rd.
31°08′49″N 92°29′51″W / 31.146944°N 92.4975°W / 31.146944; -92.4975 (Rapides Lumber Company Sawmill Manager's House)		 Woodworth
6 Rapides Opera House
June 11, 1981
(#81000298)
December 28, 2015
 1125 3rd St.
31°18′38″N 92°26′36″W / 31.310556°N 92.443333°W / 31.310556; -92.443333 (Rapides Opera House)		 Alexandria
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