National Register of Historic Places

Jackson Historic District

Jackson, East Feliciana County, Louisiana
Listed
December 4, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80001722

About this property

Jackson Historic District in Jackson, Louisiana, is a historic district roughly bounded by College Street, LA 952, Horton Street and Race Street. It was deemed significant as a "surviving rural town center from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with banks, shops, residences, churches, warehouses and all manner of other buildings which might be expected in such a town.... But the historic area of Jackson is superior to most historic town centers because it is unusually well-preserved." The district included 124 structures. Of these, 29 buildings (24 percent) are Federal or Greek Revival built from 1815 to 1845. Ten buildings (8 percent) are of a period spanning from 1845 to 1875, and includes three churches and a few late Greek Revival houses. For 1875 to 1910, there are 15 buildings (13 percent), including Late Victorian and Queen Anne styles. For 1910 to c.1930 there are 43 buildings (35 percent). Twenty buildings (24 percent) are intrusions. The 135 acres (55 ha) area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1980. It includes the Centenary College which was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1979.

Location

Jackson, East Feliciana County, Louisiana
30.84566, -91.21362

Categories

COMMERCEEDUCATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Centenary College
Industrial
0.2 mi
Center Building of East Louisiana State Hospital
Industrial
0.9 mi
Thompson House
Industrial
1.6 mi
Shades, The
Industrial
2.2 mi
Taylor House
Industrial
3.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Second Assault on Port Hudson (June 14, 1863)
1863Civil War
9.4 mi
First Assault on Port Hudson (May 27, 1863)
1863Civil War
9.4 mi
Naval Bombardment of Port Hudson (August 1862)
1862Civil War
9.4 mi
Surrender of Port Hudson
1863Civil War
9.4 mi

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When was Jackson Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jackson Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Jackson Historic District?

Jackson Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jackson Historic District?

The period of significance for Jackson Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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