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Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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206historic places

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1807formed

383,997pop. 2020

45cemeteries

1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 206 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 27 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near New Orleans.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Louisiana is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Orleans titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

145 of 206 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

206 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
1309 Harmony Street	New Orleans	Building	2025
Agudath Achim Anshe Sfard Synagogue	New Orleans	Building	2017
Aldrich-Genella House	New Orleans	Building	1980
Algiers Point	New Orleans	District	1978
Algiers Point Historic District (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	District	2011
All Saints Church and School	New Orleans	Building	2019
American Chicle Company Building	New Orleans	Building	1998
Arabella Station	New Orleans	Building	1996
Bank of Louisiana	New Orleans	Building	1973
Bank of New Orleans (BNO) Building	New Orleans	Building	2016
Beauregard, Gen., Equestrian Statue	New Orleans	Object	1999
Big Oak-Little Oak Islands	New Orleans	Site	1971
Blue Plate Building	New Orleans	Building	2008
Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership	New Orleans	Building	2011
Bristow Tower	New Orleans	Building	2016
Broadmoor Historic District	New Orleans	District	2003
Broadmoor Historic District (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	District	2007
Building at 225 Baronne Street	New Orleans	Building	2013
Buildings at 445-447-449 South Rampart	New Orleans	Building	2007
Bullitt-Longenecker House	New Orleans	Building	1981
Bywater Historic District	New Orleans	District	1986
Cabildo, The NHL	New Orleans	Building	1966
Cable, George Washington, House NHL	New Orleans	Building	1966
Canal Ford	New Orleans	Building	2024
Carrollton Historic District	New Orleans	District	1987
Carrollton Historic District (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	District	2007
Carver Theater	New Orleans	Building	1998
Castle Family House	New Orleans	Building	2023
Central City Historic District	New Orleans	District	1982
Charity Hospital of New Orleans	New Orleans	Building	2011
Confederate Memorial Hall	New Orleans	Building	1975
Congo Square	New Orleans	Site	1993
Criminal Courts Building	New Orleans	Building	1984
Curtis, Nathaniel C., Jr. & Frances, House	New Orleans	Building	2014
D'Antonio, Guy J. and Rose Caruso, House	New Orleans	Building	2016
DELTA QUEEN (Steamboat) NHL	New Orleans	Structure	1970
DELUGE NHL	New Orleans	Structure	1989
Dew Drop Inn	New Orleans	Building	2022
Dillard University	New Orleans	District	2003
Dillard, James H., House NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
Dryades Branch Library	New Orleans	Building	2020
Eagle Saloon Building	New Orleans	Building	2002
Edgewood Park Historic District	New Orleans	District	2014
Esplanade Ridge Historic District	New Orleans	District	1980
Factors Row and Thiberge Buildings	New Orleans	Building	1983
Faubourg Marigny	New Orleans	District	1974
Federal Building	New Orleans	Building	2017
Federal Fibre Mills Building	New Orleans	Building	1983
First National Life Insurance Building	New Orleans	Building	2023
Flint-Goodridge Hospital of Dillard University	New Orleans	Building	1989
Fort Macomb	New Orleans	Building	1978
Fort Pike	New Orleans	Building	1972
Fort St. John	New Orleans	Site	1983
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist	New Orleans	Building	2002
Frantz, William, School	New Orleans	Building	2005
French Market-Old Vegetable Market	New Orleans	Building	1972
Gallier Hall NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
Gallier House NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
Garden District NHL	New Orleans	District	1971
Gem Theater	New Orleans	Building	2016
Genella, Mary Louise Kennedy, House	New Orleans	Building	1982
General Laundry Building	New Orleans	Building	1974
Gentilly Terrace Historic District	New Orleans	District	1999
Girod, Nicholas, House NHL	New Orleans	Building	1970
Governor House Motor Hotel, The	New Orleans	Building	2016
Grant-Black House	New Orleans	Building	1979
Greenville Hall	New Orleans	Building	1977
Hart House	New Orleans	Building	1984
Hearn, Lafcadio, House	New Orleans	Building	2006
Hennen Building	New Orleans	Building	1986
Hermann-Grima House NHL	New Orleans	Building	1971
Hernsheim, Simon, House	New Orleans	Building	1982
Holiday Inn Highrise East	New Orleans	Building	2019
Hollygrove Historic District	New Orleans	District	2024
Holy Cross Historic District	New Orleans	District	1986
Houses at 3014-3038 Leonidas Street	New Orleans	District	2021
Howard Memorial Library	New Orleans	Building	1991
Iberville Public Housing Development Historic District	New Orleans	District	2015
International Trade Mart	New Orleans	Building	2014
Irish Channel Area Architectural District	New Orleans	District	1976
Iroquois Theater	New Orleans	Building	2003
Isaacs-Williams Mansion	New Orleans	Building	1976
Jackson Barracks	New Orleans	District	1976
Jackson Square NHL	New Orleans	Structure	1966
John Hancock Building	New Orleans	Building	2017
Jones, Henry, Cottage	New Orleans	Building	2015
Julia Street Row	New Orleans	Building	1977
Jung Hotel	New Orleans	Building	1982
Karnofsky Tailor Shop-House	New Orleans	Building	2002
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1	New Orleans	Site	1972
Lafitte Avenue Project Buildings C-47, E-45 and No. 46	New Orleans	Building	2016
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop NHL	New Orleans	Building	1970
LeBeuf Plantation House	New Orleans	Building	1993
LeCarpentier-Beauregard-Keyes House	New Orleans	Building	1975
Leeds Iron Foundry	New Orleans	Building	1976
Lincoln Beach	New Orleans	Site	2024
Long, Huey P., Mansion	New Orleans	Building	1980
Longue Vue House and Gardens NHL	New Orleans	Building	1991
Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant	New Orleans	Building	2020
Louisiana State Bank Building NHL	New Orleans	Building	1983
Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	Building	2016
Lowe-Forman House	New Orleans	Building	1982
Lower Central Business District	New Orleans	District	1991
Lower Central Business District (Boundary Increase II)	New Orleans	District	2015
Lower Garden District	New Orleans	District	1972
Lower Garden District (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	District	1990
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Historic District	New Orleans	District	2011
Macheca Building	New Orleans	Building	1983
Madame John's Legacy NHL	New Orleans	Building	1970
Magnolia Street Housing Project	New Orleans	District	1999
Maylie's Restaurant	New Orleans	Building	1998
McDonogh 19 Elementary School	New Orleans	Building	2016
McDonogh School No. 6	New Orleans	Building	1982
Merieult House	New Orleans	Building	1972
Metairie Cemetery	New Orleans	District	1991
Methodist Home Hospital	New Orleans	Building	2017
Meyer, Adolph, School	New Orleans	Building	2016
Mid-City Historic District	New Orleans	District	1993
Mid-City Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)	New Orleans	District	2011
Murray Henderson Elementary School	New Orleans	Building	2022
Napoleon Street Branch Library	New Orleans	Building	1979
National American Bank Building	New Orleans	Building	1986
Nelson, Médard, Home and School	New Orleans	Building	2021
New Marigny Historic District	New Orleans	District	1994
New Orleans City Park Carousel and Pavilion	New Orleans	Structure	1986
New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building NHL	New Orleans	Building	1977
New Orleans Federal Savings and Loan Building	New Orleans	Building	2015
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park	New Orleans	Building	1994
New Orleans Lower Central Business District (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	District	2006
Newberger House	New Orleans	Building	1984
Norwegian Seamen's Church	New Orleans	Building	2020
ODECO Building	New Orleans	Building	2016
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery	New Orleans	Site	1980
Oil and Gas Building	New Orleans	Building	2014
Old Handleman Building	New Orleans	Building	1980
Old Meat Market-Old Meat Market	New Orleans	Building	1972
Old Ursuline Convent NHL	New Orleans	Building	1966
One Shell Square	New Orleans	Building	2018
Orpheum Theatre	New Orleans	Building	1982
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Complex	New Orleans	Building	2022
Pan-American Life Insurance Company Building	New Orleans	Building	2007
Park View Guest House	New Orleans	Building	1982
Parkview Historic District	New Orleans	District	1995
Perseverance Benevolent and Mutual Aid Society Hall	New Orleans	Building	2018
Perseverance Hall	New Orleans	Building	1973
Pessou House	New Orleans	Building	1982
Pitot House	New Orleans	Building	1971
Plaza Tower	New Orleans	Building	2013
Pontalba Buildings NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
Pontchartrain Park Historic District	New Orleans	District	2020
Presbytere, The NHL	New Orleans	Building	1970
Priestley, Alfred C., Junior High School	New Orleans	Building	2018
Rabassa, Jean Louis, House	New Orleans	Building	1974
Rault Center, The	New Orleans	Building	2015
Rice House	New Orleans	Building	1978
Saenger Theatre	New Orleans	Building	1977
Saenger Theatre (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	Building	1985
Saux, Jean Marie, Building	New Orleans	Building	1983
Schwegmann Bros. Giant Supermarket No. 1	New Orleans	Building	2014
Shell Building	New Orleans	Building	2002
Sincer, Louis, House	New Orleans	Building	1978
Sister Stanislaus Memorial Building	New Orleans	Building	2003
Sommerville-Kearney House	New Orleans	Building	1978
Sophie Gumbel Training School	New Orleans	Building	2025
South Lakeview Historic District	New Orleans	District	2002
Southern Railway Freight Office	New Orleans	Building	2004
St. Alphonsus Church NHL	New Orleans	Building	1973
St. Bernard Market	New Orleans	Building	2012
St. Charles Streetcar Line	New Orleans	Structure	1973
St. Claude General Hospital	New Orleans	Building	2024
St. James AME Church	New Orleans	Building	1982
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1	New Orleans	District	1975
St. Louis Cemetery No. 2	New Orleans	Structure	1975
St. Mary's Assumption Church NHL	New Orleans	Building	1971
St. Patrick's Church NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
St. Peter A.M.E. Church	New Orleans	Building	1979
St. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church	New Orleans	Building	1976
Standard Coffee Company Warehouse and Factory	New Orleans	Building	2015
Straight University Boarding House and Dining Hall	New Orleans	Building	2011
TECUMSEH (towboat)	New Orleans	Structure	1996
Tewell House	New Orleans	Building	1978
Texaco Building	New Orleans	Building	2006
Texaco Service Station	New Orleans	Building	2017
The St. Charles Line NHL	New Orleans	Structure	2014
Touro-Shakspeare Home	New Orleans	Building	2021
Treme Market	New Orleans	Building	2016
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans	District	1978
Tureaud, A.P., Sr., House	New Orleans	Building	2006
Turner's Hall	New Orleans	Building	1982
Turpin-Kofler-Buja House	New Orleans	Building	1973
U.S. Army Supply Base New Orleans	New Orleans	District	2016
U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
U.S. Customhouse NHL	New Orleans	Building	1974
U.S. Mint, New Orleans Branch NHL	New Orleans	Building	1973
U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District	New Orleans	District	2013
U.S. Quarantine Station	New Orleans	District	2019
Union Bethel A.M.E. Church	New Orleans	Building	2007
Upper Central Business District	New Orleans	District	1990
Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase II)	New Orleans	District	2008
Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase)	New Orleans	District	1993
Uptown New Orleans Historic District	New Orleans	District	1985
Vieux Carré Historic District (Additional Documentation) NHL	New Orleans	District	1966
Walker House	New Orleans	Building	1986
White Rock Saloon	New Orleans	Building	2022
Whitney National Bank (Poydras Branch)	New Orleans	Building	1985
Xavier University Main Building, Convent and Library	New Orleans	Building	2004

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Orleans was formed in 1807 (1807-04-14) from unknown / original county.

ORLEANS Parish created within Orleans County. The creation of parishes did not abolish the 12 counties established on 10 Apr 1805. The counties existed for taxing and electoral purposes, while parishes took over jurisdiction of judicial matters.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Orleans Parish population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1810	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
24,552	41,351	102,193	174,491	216,090	287,104	387,219	494,537	570,445	627,525	557,515	484,674	383,997

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

Site	Type	Dist.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park	Park unit	16.1 km
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Park unit	32.3 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

45 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 45 of 45 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Ahavas Sholem Cemetery	30.00349	-90.06025
Beth Israel Cemetery	30.00239	-90.06044
Carrollton Cemetery	29.94777	-90.12196
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis King of France Cemetery	29.95793	-90.06372
Charity Hospital Cemetery	29.97977	-90.11062
Christ Church Cathedral Columbarium Cemetery	29.93043	-90.08844
Cypress Grove Cemetery	29.97852	-90.11187
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery	29.98081	-90.10905
Eureka Lodge Cemetery	29.91882	-89.98461
Firemens Cemetery	29.94268	-90.03738
Gates of Prayer Cemetery	29.92714	-90.1159
Girod Cemetery (historical)	29.9477	-90.07896
Greenwood Cemetery	29.98409	-90.11285
Hebrew Rest Cemetery	30.00089	-90.06102
Holt Cemetery	29.98462	-90.10582
Lafayette Cemetery Number 1	29.92881	-90.08534
Lafayette Cemetery Number 2	29.93492	-90.09007
Lake Lawn Park Cemetery	29.98992	-90.11812
Lincoln Cemetery (historical)	29.98437	-90.0684
Mandeville Cemetery	29.96537	-90.05463
Masonic Cemetery	29.98305	-90.10649
Metairie Cemetery	29.98381	-90.11868
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery	29.98179	-90.11049
Old Congregation Chevra Thilm Cemetery	29.97955	-90.10883
Oliver Cemetery	29.94797	-90.04958
Our Lady of the Holy Cross Mausoleum Cemetery	29.91213	-89.99426
Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery	30.01631	-89.96228
Saint Bartholomew Cemetery	29.94321	-90.05027
Saint John Cemetery Hope Mausoleum Cemetery	29.98004	-90.10808
Saint Joseph Cemetery Number 1	29.9354	-90.09155
Saint Joseph Cemetery Number 2	29.93603	-90.09035
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1	29.95936	-90.0714
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2	29.96055	-90.07567
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 3	29.9852	-90.08673
Saint Mary Cemetery	29.94368	-90.05026
Saint Mary Cemetery	29.94952	-90.12025
Saint Patrick Cemetery 3	29.98353	-90.10979
Saint Roch Cemetery 1	29.97525	-90.05194
Saint Roch Cemetery 2	29.97537	-90.05092
Saint Vincent Cemetery 1	29.9316	-90.11
Saint Vincent Cemetery 2	29.93255	-90.10998
Saint Vincent De Paul Cemetery	29.96964	-90.0409
Ursuline Mausoleum	29.94038	-90.11337
Valence Street Cemetery	29.93062	-90.10659
Valient Cemetery	29.93076	-90.10674

Historical populated places — 2 of 2

Name	Lat	Lon
Lafayette	29.92382	-90.08063
Milneburg	30.02583	-90.06139

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

Battlefield	Study acres	Dist.	Site ID
New Orleans	5,240	7.3 km	LA002

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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